WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Performance vs Speed Optimizer
At a glance
- Speed Optimizer has more active installs: 1M+, against fewer than 10 for Essential Performance.
- On a typical day, Speed Optimizer is downloaded about 5,598 times, Essential Performance about 2.
- Essential Performance has no reviews yet.
- Speed Optimizer was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Apr 20, 2020 for Essential Performance.
- Speed Optimizer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Essential Performance.
- Speed Optimizer has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Essential Performance.
Line by line
Speed Optimizer leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Essential Performance |  Speed Optimizer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #52,421 | #44 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 1M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 34 | 3.5M |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.2(641) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 57% |
| Tested up to | 5.3.27 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×2.73 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.0 |
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