WordPress plugin comparison

Gunner Technology Async Asset Loader vs Web Worker Offloading

Gunner Technology Async Asset Loader

by gunnertech

10+ installs

Web Worker Offloading

by WordPress Performance Team

10K+ installs3.5

At a glance

Web Worker Offloading has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Gunner Technology Async Asset Loader.
On a typical day, Web Worker Offloading is downloaded about 95 times, Gunner Technology Async Asset Loader about 1.
Gunner Technology Async Asset Loader has no reviews yet.
Web Worker Offloading was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Mar 22, 2012 for Gunner Technology Async Asset Loader.
Web Worker Offloading 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 Web Worker Offloading.

Web Worker Offloading leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Gunner Technology Async Asset Loader	Web Worker Offloading
Popular rank	#45,766	#1,642
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	34	1.9K
Rating	No ratings	3.5(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.3.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.73
Last release	14 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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