WordPress plugin comparison

Insights from Google PageSpeed vs Performance Checker

Insights from Google PageSpeed

by Matt Keys

10K+ installs4.8

Performance Checker

by tecsys

20+ installs1.0

At a glance

Insights from Google PageSpeed has more active installs: 10K+, against 20+ for Performance Checker.
On a typical day, Insights from Google PageSpeed is downloaded about 131 times, Performance Checker about 5.
Insights from Google PageSpeed is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 28 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
Insights from Google PageSpeed was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against Jun 27, 2019 for Performance Checker.
Insights from Google PageSpeed is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Performance Checker.
Insights from Google PageSpeed has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for Performance Checker.

Insights from Google PageSpeed leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Insights from Google PageSpeed	Performance Checker
Popular rank	#1,547	#28,197
Active installs	10K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	12.2K	129
Rating	4.8(28)	1.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.2.30
Search multiplier	×0.86	×0.00
Last release	27 days ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	7.2	5.2.4

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