WordPress plugin comparison

Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control vs Hummingbird Performance

Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control

by Codeloghin

1K+ installs4.8

Hummingbird Performance

by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform

70K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Hummingbird Performance has more active installs: 70K+, against 1K+ for Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control.
On a typical day, Hummingbird Performance is downloaded about 1,345 times, Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control about 31.
Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,488 reviews.
Hummingbird Performance was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 6, 2026 for Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Hummingbird Performance has been around longer: since 2017, against 2023 for Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control.

Hummingbird Performance leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control	Hummingbird Performance
Popular rank	#6,725	#599
Active installs	1K+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	736	79.7K
Rating	4.8(12)	4.7(1.5K)
Support threads resolved	50%	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.72	×1.25
Last release	1 month ago	1 day ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.4

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