WordPress plugin comparison

Lightweight Performance Optimizer vs Speed Optimizer

Lightweight Performance Optimizer

by Mehul Lakhatariya

10+ installs

Speed Optimizer

by SiteGround

1M+ installs4.2

At a glance

Speed Optimizer has more active installs: 1M+, against 10+ for Lightweight Performance Optimizer.
On a typical day, Speed Optimizer is downloaded about 5,598 times, Lightweight Performance Optimizer about 2.
Lightweight Performance Optimizer has no reviews yet.
Speed Optimizer was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Sep 5, 2025 for Lightweight Performance Optimizer.
Speed Optimizer resolves more of its support threads: 57% in the last two months, against 0% for Lightweight Performance Optimizer.
Speed Optimizer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Lightweight Performance Optimizer.
Speed Optimizer has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for Lightweight Performance Optimizer.

Speed Optimizer leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightweight Performance Optimizer	Speed Optimizer
Popular rank	#33,249	#44
Active installs	10+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	38	3.5M
Rating	No ratings	4.2(641)
Support threads resolved	0%	57%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.06	×2.73
Last release	1 year ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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