WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Performance vs WP-Optimize
Essential Performance
by Vova Zubko
Fewer than 10 installs
WP-Optimize
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
1M+ installs4.8
At a glance
- WP-Optimize has more active installs: 1M+, against fewer than 10 for Essential Performance.
- On a typical day, WP-Optimize is downloaded about 6,738 times, Essential Performance about 2.
- Essential Performance has no reviews yet.
- WP-Optimize was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Apr 20, 2020 for Essential Performance.
- WP-Optimize is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Essential Performance.
- WP-Optimize has been around longer: since 2009, against 2019 for Essential Performance.
Line by line
WP-Optimize leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Essential Performance | WP-Optimize |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #52,421 | #53 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 1M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 34 | 218.3K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(2.6K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 33% |
| Tested up to | 5.3.27 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×3.13 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | today |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.2 |
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