WordPress plugin comparison
Hummingbird Performance vs LiteSpeed Cache
Hummingbird Performance
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
70K+ installs4.7
LiteSpeed Cache
by LiteSpeed Technologies
7M+ installs4.8
At a glance
- LiteSpeed Cache has more active installs: 7M+, against 70K+ for Hummingbird Performance.
- On a typical day, LiteSpeed Cache is downloaded about 47,926 times, Hummingbird Performance about 522.
- LiteSpeed Cache is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 2,780 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,488 reviews.
- Hummingbird Performance was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Nov 3, 2026 for LiteSpeed Cache.
- Hummingbird Performance resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 47% for LiteSpeed Cache.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- LiteSpeed Cache has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Hummingbird Performance.
Line by line
LiteSpeed Cache leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hummingbird Performance | LiteSpeed Cache |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #598 | #5 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 7M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 48.5K | 3.3M |
| Rating | 4.7(1.5K) | 4.8(2.8K) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | 47% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×7.39 |
| Last release | today | 6 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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