WordPress plugin comparison
Instant Back/Forward vs Speed Optimizer
At a glance
- Speed Optimizer has more active installs: 1M+, against 10K+ for Instant Back/Forward.
- On a typical day, Speed Optimizer is downloaded about 5,525 times, Instant Back/Forward about 115.
- Instant Back/Forward is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.2 from 641 reviews.
- Speed Optimizer was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Sep 12, 2026 for Instant Back/Forward.
- Speed Optimizer resolves more of its support threads: 57% in the last two months, against 0% for Instant Back/Forward.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Speed Optimizer has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for Instant Back/Forward.
Line by line
Speed Optimizer leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Instant Back/Forward |  Speed Optimizer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,675 | #44 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 1M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 3.9K | 3.5M |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.2(641) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 57% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.88 | ×2.73 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 8 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free