WordPress plugin comparison
Performance Lab vs RDDevLabs Smart Dashboard
Performance Lab
by WordPress Performance Team
100K+ installs4.3
RDDevLabs Smart Dashboard
by rddevlabs
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Performance Lab has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for RDDevLabs Smart Dashboard.
- On a typical day, Performance Lab is downloaded about 839 times, RDDevLabs Smart Dashboard about 3.
- RDDevLabs Smart Dashboard is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.3 from 51 reviews.
- RDDevLabs Smart Dashboard was updated more recently: Nov 6, 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 2026 for RDDevLabs Smart Dashboard.
Line by line
Performance Lab leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Performance Lab | RDDevLabs Smart Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #305 | #72,797 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21.5K | 272 |
| Rating | 4.3(51) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 3 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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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