WordPress plugin comparison
Optimization Detective vs Watchlog RUM
Optimization Detective
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs4.3
Watchlog RUM
by watchlog
Fewer than 10 installs
At a glance
- Optimization Detective has more active installs: 60K+, against fewer than 10 for Watchlog RUM.
- On a typical day, Optimization Detective is downloaded about 425 times, Watchlog RUM about 2.
- Watchlog RUM has no reviews yet.
- Optimization Detective was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Dec 27, 2025 for Watchlog RUM.
- Optimization Detective is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Watchlog RUM.
- Optimization Detective has been around longer: since 2024, against 2025 for Watchlog RUM.
Line by line
Optimization Detective leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Optimization Detective | Watchlog RUM |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #688 | #56,638 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 10.7K | 34 |
| Rating | 4.3(3) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.01 | ×0.04 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 10 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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