WordPress plugin comparison
Page Load Ajax vs Speculative Loading
Page Load Ajax
by Jacob N. Breetvelt
20+ installs5.0
Speculative Loading
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Speculative Loading has more active installs: 60K+, against 20+ for Page Load Ajax.
- On a typical day, Speculative Loading is downloaded about 520 times, Page Load Ajax about 2.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Speculative Loading was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against May 10, 2025 for Page Load Ajax.
- Speculative Loading is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Page Load Ajax.
- Page Load Ajax has been around longer: since 2021, against 2024 for Speculative Loading.
Line by line
Speculative Loading leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Page Load Ajax | Speculative Loading |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #27,255 | #615 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 13.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 5.0(18) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.09 | ×1.27 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
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