WordPress plugin comparison

PACE Pro (EPIC Page Loading Progress Bar) vs Progress Bar

PACE Pro (EPIC Page Loading Progress Bar)

by Ahmed Hussein

10+ installs4.2

Progress Bar

by Chris Reynolds

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Progress Bar has more active installs: 1K+, against 10+ for PACE Pro (EPIC Page Loading Progress Bar).
On a typical day, Progress Bar is downloaded about 23 times, PACE Pro (EPIC Page Loading Progress Bar) about 1.
Progress Bar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 24 reviews, against 4.2 from 6 reviews.
Progress Bar was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against May 21, 2016 for PACE Pro (EPIC Page Loading Progress Bar).
Progress Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for PACE Pro (EPIC Page Loading Progress Bar).
Progress Bar has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for PACE Pro (EPIC Page Loading Progress Bar).

Progress Bar leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	PACE Pro (EPIC Page Loading Progress Bar)	Progress Bar
Popular rank	#37,418	#5,777
Active installs	10+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	35	655
Rating	4.2(6)	5.0(24)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.5.33	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.63
Last release	10 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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