WordPress plugin comparison
Hummingbird Performance vs The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow)
Hummingbird Performance
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
70K+ installs4.7
The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow)
by Abhishek Deshpande
200+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Hummingbird Performance has more active installs: 70K+, against 200+ for The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow).
- On a typical day, Hummingbird Performance is downloaded about 522 times, The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow) about 25.
- The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow) 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 25, 2026 for The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow).
- Hummingbird Performance resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 0% for The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow).
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow) 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 | The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow) |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #598 | #12,797 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 48.7K | 592 |
| Rating | 4.7(1.5K) | 5.0(6) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×0.46 |
| Last release | today | 15 days 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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