WordPress plugin comparison

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

PACE Pro (EPIC Page Loading Progress Bar)

by Ahmed Hussein

10+ installs4.2

Simple Banner

by rpetersen29

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Simple Banner has more active installs: 50K+, against 10+ for PACE Pro (EPIC Page Loading Progress Bar).
On a typical day, Simple Banner is downloaded about 636 times, PACE Pro (EPIC Page Loading Progress Bar) about 1.
Simple Banner is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 45 reviews, against 4.2 from 6 reviews.
Simple Banner was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against May 21, 2016 for PACE Pro (EPIC Page Loading Progress Bar).
Simple Banner is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for PACE Pro (EPIC Page Loading Progress Bar).
PACE Pro (EPIC Page Loading Progress Bar) has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Simple Banner.

Simple Banner leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	PACE Pro (EPIC Page Loading Progress Bar)	Simple Banner
Popular rank	#39,553	#776
Active installs	10+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	39.4K
Rating	4.2(6)	4.8(45)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.5.33	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.22
Last release	10 years ago	25 days ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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