WordPress plugin comparison
Hummingbird Performance vs Performance Checker
Hummingbird Performance
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
70K+ installs4.7
Performance Checker
by tecsys
20+ installs1.0
At a glance
- Hummingbird Performance has more active installs: 70K+, against 20+ for Performance Checker.
- On a typical day, Hummingbird Performance is downloaded about 522 times, Performance Checker about 5.
- Hummingbird Performance is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 1,488 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
- Hummingbird Performance was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Jun 27, 2019 for Performance Checker.
- Hummingbird Performance is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Performance Checker.
- Hummingbird Performance has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for Performance Checker.
Line by line
Hummingbird Performance leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hummingbird Performance | Performance Checker |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #598 | #28,197 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 48.5K | 129 |
| Rating | 4.7(1.5K) | 1.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | today | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.2.4 |
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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