WordPress plugin comparison

Freesoul Deactivate Plugins vs Hummingbird Performance

Freesoul Deactivate Plugins

by Jose Mortellaro

8K+ 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 8K+ for Freesoul Deactivate Plugins.
On a typical day, Hummingbird Performance is downloaded about 917 times, Freesoul Deactivate Plugins about 128.
Freesoul Deactivate Plugins is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 104 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,488 reviews.
Hummingbird Performance was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 28, 2026 for Freesoul Deactivate Plugins.
Freesoul Deactivate Plugins resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 50% for Hummingbird Performance.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Hummingbird Performance has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Freesoul Deactivate Plugins.

Hummingbird Performance leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Freesoul Deactivate Plugins	Hummingbird Performance
Popular rank	#2,364	#598
Active installs	8K+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.8K	52.9K
Rating	4.8(104)	4.7(1.5K)
Support threads resolved	100%	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.98	×1.25
Last release	12 days ago	today
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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