WordPress plugin comparison

Gunner Technology Async Asset Loader vs Speculative Loading

Gunner Technology Async Asset Loader

by gunnertech

10+ installs

Speculative Loading

by WordPress Performance Team

60K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Speculative Loading has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for Gunner Technology Async Asset Loader.
On a typical day, Speculative Loading is downloaded about 520 times, Gunner Technology Async Asset Loader about 1.
Gunner Technology Async Asset Loader has no reviews yet.
Speculative Loading was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Mar 22, 2012 for Gunner Technology Async Asset Loader.
Speculative Loading is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Gunner Technology Async Asset Loader.
Gunner Technology Async Asset Loader has been around longer: since 2012, against 2024 for Speculative Loading.

Speculative Loading leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Gunner Technology Async Asset Loader	Speculative Loading
Popular rank	#45,766	#615
Active installs	10+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	34	13.2K
Rating	No ratings	5.0(18)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.3.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.27
Last release	14 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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