WordPress plugin comparison

Hummingbird Performance vs Instant Back/Forward

Hummingbird Performance

by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform

70K+ installs4.7

Instant Back/Forward

by Weston Ruter

10K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Hummingbird Performance has more active installs: 70K+, against 10K+ for Instant Back/Forward.
On a typical day, Hummingbird Performance is downloaded about 917 times, Instant Back/Forward about 115.
Instant Back/Forward is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 1,488 reviews.
Hummingbird Performance was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Sep 12, 2026 for Instant Back/Forward.
Hummingbird Performance resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 0% for Instant Back/Forward.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Hummingbird Performance has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for Instant Back/Forward.

Hummingbird Performance leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

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