WordPress plugin comparison

Optimization Detective vs WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon

Optimization Detective

by WordPress Performance Team

60K+ installs4.3

WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon

by Aleksandr Guidrevitch

20K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Optimization Detective has more active installs: 60K+, against 20K+ for WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon.
On a typical day, Optimization Detective is downloaded about 425 times, WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon about 151.
WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 77 reviews, against 4.3 from 3 reviews.
WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon was updated more recently: Oct 3, 2026, against Aug 26, 2026 for Optimization Detective.
Optimization Detective is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon.
WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon has been around longer: since 2021, against 2024 for Optimization Detective.

Optimization Detective leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Optimization Detective	WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon
Popular rank	#688	#1,387
Active installs	60K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	10.7K	5.9K
Rating	4.3(3)	4.7(77)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×1.01	×1.08
Last release	2 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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