WordPress plugin comparison
Bandwidth Saver vs Image Placeholders
Bandwidth Saver
by imgpro
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against fewer than 10 for Bandwidth Saver.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Bandwidth Saver about 2.
- Bandwidth Saver is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Bandwidth Saver was updated more recently: Oct 8, 2026, against Aug 26, 2026 for Image Placeholders.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Image Placeholders has been around longer: since 2023, against 2025 for Bandwidth Saver.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Bandwidth Saver | Image Placeholders |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #67,676 | #665 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 72 | 13.9K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 3.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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