WordPress plugin comparison
Flying Pages vs Speculative Loading
Flying Pages
by Gijo Varghese
20K+ installs4.9
Speculative Loading
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Speculative Loading has more active installs: 60K+, against 20K+ for Flying Pages.
- On a typical day, Speculative Loading is downloaded about 541 times, Flying Pages about 56.
- Speculative Loading is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 4.9 from 79 reviews.
- Speculative Loading was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against May 20, 2026 for Flying Pages.
- Speculative Loading is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Flying Pages.
- Flying Pages has been around longer: since 2019, against 2024 for Speculative Loading.
Line by line
Speculative Loading leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Flying Pages | Speculative Loading |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,383 | #615 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.6K | 13K |
| Rating | 4.9(79) | 5.0(18) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.94 | ×1.27 |
| Last release | 5 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 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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