WordPress plugin comparison
Fastly vs Speed Optimizer
At a glance
- Speed Optimizer has more active installs: 1M+, against 1K+ for Fastly.
- On a typical day, Speed Optimizer is downloaded about 5,598 times, Fastly about 44.
- Fastly is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.2 from 641 reviews.
- Speed Optimizer was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 16, 2025 for Fastly.
- Speed Optimizer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.0 for Fastly.
- Fastly has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Speed Optimizer.
Line by line
Speed Optimizer leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Fastly |  Speed Optimizer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #6,649 | #44 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 1M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 881 | 3.5M |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.2(641) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 57% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.0 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.33 | ×2.73 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
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