WordPress plugin comparison
Hummingbird Performance vs Lite Cache
Hummingbird Performance
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
70K+ installs4.7
Lite Cache
by Stefano Lissa
100+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Hummingbird Performance has more active installs: 70K+, against 100+ for Lite Cache.
- On a typical day, Hummingbird Performance is downloaded about 522 times, Lite Cache about 5.
- Lite Cache is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,488 reviews.
- Hummingbird Performance was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Aug 23, 2014 for Lite Cache.
- Hummingbird Performance is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.9.40 for Lite Cache.
- Lite Cache has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Hummingbird Performance.
Line by line
Hummingbird Performance leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hummingbird Performance | Lite Cache |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #598 | #14,828 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 48.7K | 117 |
| Rating | 4.7(1.5K) | 4.9(18) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.9.40 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | today | 12 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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