WordPress plugin comparison
Hummingbird Performance vs WP Compress
Hummingbird Performance
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
70K+ installs4.7
WP Compress
by AresIT
9K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Hummingbird Performance has more active installs: 70K+, against 9K+ for WP Compress.
- On a typical day, Hummingbird Performance is downloaded about 917 times, WP Compress about 877.
- Hummingbird Performance is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 1,488 reviews, against 4.5 from 155 reviews.
- Hummingbird Performance was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Nov 2, 2026 for WP Compress.
- Hummingbird Performance resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 0% for WP Compress.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Hummingbird Performance has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for WP Compress.
Line by line
Hummingbird Performance leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hummingbird Performance | WP Compress |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #598 | #2,237 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 52.9K | 24.6K |
| Rating | 4.7(1.5K) | 4.5(155) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | today | 8 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.0 |
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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