WordPress plugin comparison

MATE Recently Viewed Products vs WP-Optimize

MATE Recently Viewed Products

by Alfonso Catrón

1K+ installs5.0

WP-Optimize

by David Anderson / Team Updraft

1M+ installs4.8

At a glance

WP-Optimize has more active installs: 1M+, against 1K+ for MATE Recently Viewed Products.
On a typical day, WP-Optimize is downloaded about 6,738 times, MATE Recently Viewed Products about 11.
MATE Recently Viewed Products is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 2,616 reviews.
WP-Optimize was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Jun 14, 2025 for MATE Recently Viewed Products.
WP-Optimize resolves more of its support threads: 31% in the last two months, against 0% for MATE Recently Viewed Products.
WP-Optimize is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for MATE Recently Viewed Products.
WP-Optimize has been around longer: since 2009, against 2025 for MATE Recently Viewed Products.

WP-Optimize leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	MATE Recently Viewed Products	WP-Optimize
Popular rank	#6,335	#53
Active installs	1K+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	175	266.7K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.8(2.6K)
Support threads resolved	0%	31%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.26	×3.13
Last release	1 year ago	today
Requires PHP	7.2	7.2

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