WordPress plugin comparison
Hummingbird Performance vs Performance Optimization
Hummingbird Performance
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
70K+ installs4.7
Performance Optimization
by Satya Prakash
70+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Hummingbird Performance has more active installs: 70K+, against 70+ for Performance Optimization.
- On a typical day, Hummingbird Performance is downloaded about 522 times, Performance Optimization about 3.
- Performance Optimization is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,488 reviews.
- Hummingbird Performance was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 11, 2013 for Performance Optimization.
- Hummingbird Performance is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.6.1 for Performance Optimization.
- Performance Optimization has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Hummingbird Performance.
Line by line
Hummingbird Performance leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hummingbird Performance | Performance Optimization |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #598 | #18,749 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 70+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 48.7K | 62 |
| Rating | 4.7(1.5K) | 5.0(6) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.6.1 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | today | 13 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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