WordPress plugin comparison
Image Placeholders vs MariCDN by MariHost
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
MariCDN by MariHost
by MariHost
10+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for MariCDN by MariHost.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, MariCDN by MariHost about 3.
- MariCDN by MariHost is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- MariCDN by MariHost was updated more recently: Oct 19, 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 MariCDN by MariHost.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Placeholders | MariCDN by MariHost |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #665 | #30,158 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.9K | 155 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×0.19 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 23 days 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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