WordPress plugin comparison
Hummingbird Performance vs Speed Optimizer
Hummingbird Performance
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
70K+ installs4.7
Speed Optimizer
by SiteGround
1M+ installs4.2
At a glance
- Speed Optimizer has more active installs: 1M+, against 70K+ for Hummingbird Performance.
- On a typical day, Speed Optimizer is downloaded about 5,598 times, Hummingbird Performance about 522.
- Hummingbird Performance is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 1,488 reviews, against 4.2 from 641 reviews.
- Hummingbird Performance was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Nov 2, 2026 for Speed Optimizer.
- Speed Optimizer resolves more of its support threads: 57% in the last two months, against 50% for Hummingbird Performance.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Speed Optimizer has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Hummingbird Performance.
Line by line
Speed Optimizer leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hummingbird Performance | Speed Optimizer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #598 | #44 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 1M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 48.5K | 3.5M |
| Rating | 4.7(1.5K) | 4.2(641) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | 57% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×2.73 |
| Last release | today | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
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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