WordPress plugin comparison
Hummingbird Performance vs Performance Lab
Hummingbird Performance
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
70K+ installs4.7
Performance Lab
by WordPress Performance Team
100K+ installs4.3
At a glance
- Performance Lab has more active installs: 100K+, against 70K+ for Hummingbird Performance.
- On a typical day, Performance Lab is downloaded about 809 times, Hummingbird Performance about 522.
- Hummingbird Performance is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 1,488 reviews, against 4.3 from 51 reviews.
- Hummingbird Performance was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Aug 26, 2026 for Performance Lab.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Hummingbird Performance has been around longer: since 2017, against 2022 for Performance Lab.
Line by line
Hummingbird Performance leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hummingbird Performance | Performance Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #598 | #305 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 48.7K | 21K |
| Rating | 4.7(1.5K) | 4.3(51) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | 50% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×1.25 |
| Last release | 5 days ago | 2 months 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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