WordPress plugin comparison
Page Speed Optimizer vs Speed Up
At a glance
- Page Speed Optimizer has more active installs: 6K+, against 500+ for Speed Up.
- On a typical day, Page Speed Optimizer is downloaded about 80 times, Speed Up about 10.
- Speed Up is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.7 from 64 reviews.
- Page Speed Optimizer was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Jul 26, 2026 for Speed Up.
- Page Speed Optimizer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Speed Up.
- Speed Up has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for Page Speed Optimizer.
Line by line
Page Speed Optimizer leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Page Speed Optimizer |  Speed Up |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,814 | #8,792 |
| Active installs | 6K+ | 500+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.9K | 269 |
| Rating | 4.7(64) | 5.0(8) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.80 | ×0.56 |
| Last release | 13 days ago | 3 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
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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