WordPress plugin comparison
Performance Lab vs Performance Optimisation
Performance Lab
by WordPress Performance Team
100K+ installs4.3
Performance Optimisation
by Nilesh Kanzariya
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Performance Lab has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Performance Optimisation.
- On a typical day, Performance Lab is downloaded about 809 times, Performance Optimisation about 6.
- Performance Optimisation is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.3 from 51 reviews.
- Performance Optimisation was updated more recently: Oct 3, 2026, against Aug 26, 2026 for Performance Lab.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Performance Lab has been around longer: since 2022, against 2025 for Performance Optimisation.
Line by line
Performance Lab leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Performance Lab | Performance Optimisation |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #306 | #63,360 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 20.5K | 147 |
| Rating | 4.3(51) | 5.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.2 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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