WordPress plugin comparison
Hummingbird Performance vs The Cache Purger
Hummingbird Performance
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
70K+ installs4.7
The Cache Purger
by Kevin Pirnie
1K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Hummingbird Performance has more active installs: 70K+, against 1K+ for The Cache Purger.
- On a typical day, Hummingbird Performance is downloaded about 917 times, The Cache Purger about 22.
- Hummingbird Performance is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 1,488 reviews, against 4.5 from 6 reviews.
- Hummingbird Performance was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Sep 2, 2026 for The Cache Purger.
- The Cache Purger resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 50% for Hummingbird Performance.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Hummingbird Performance has been around longer: since 2017, against 2021 for The Cache Purger.
Line by line
Hummingbird Performance leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hummingbird Performance | The Cache Purger |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #598 | #6,629 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 52.9K | 407 |
| Rating | 4.7(1.5K) | 4.5(6) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×0.70 |
| Last release | today | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.2 |
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