WordPress plugin comparison
Hummingbird Performance vs Surge
Hummingbird Performance
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
70K+ installs4.7
Surge
by Konstantin Kovshenin
5K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Hummingbird Performance has more active installs: 70K+, against 5K+ for Surge.
- On a typical day, Hummingbird Performance is downloaded about 917 times, Surge about 46.
- Surge is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 31 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,488 reviews.
- Hummingbird Performance was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against May 6, 2026 for Surge.
- Hummingbird Performance is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Surge.
- Hummingbird Performance has been around longer: since 2017, against 2021 for Surge.
Line by line
Hummingbird Performance leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hummingbird Performance | Surge |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #598 | #3,177 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 5K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 52.9K | 1.7K |
| Rating | 4.7(1.5K) | 4.9(31) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×0.78 |
| Last release | today | 6 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.3 |
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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