WordPress plugin comparison
Performance Checker vs Performance Lab
Performance Checker
by tecsys
20+ installs1.0
Performance Lab
by WordPress Performance Team
100K+ installs4.3
At a glance
- Performance Lab has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for Performance Checker.
- On a typical day, Performance Lab is downloaded about 809 times, Performance Checker about 5.
- Performance Lab is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 51 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
- Performance Lab was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Jun 27, 2019 for Performance Checker.
- Performance Lab is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Performance Checker.
- Performance Checker has been around longer: since 2019, against 2022 for Performance Lab.
Line by line
Performance Lab leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Performance Checker | Performance Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28,300 | #305 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 134 | 21K |
| Rating | 1.0(1) | 4.3(51) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 50% |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.25 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 7.4 |
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