WordPress plugin comparison
Performance Lab vs Servebolt Optimizer
Performance Lab
by WordPress Performance Team
100K+ installs4.3
Servebolt Optimizer
by Servebolt
1K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Performance Lab has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Servebolt Optimizer.
- On a typical day, Performance Lab is downloaded about 809 times, Servebolt Optimizer about 32.
- Servebolt Optimizer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.3 from 51 reviews.
- Performance Lab was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Jun 23, 2026 for Servebolt Optimizer.
- Performance Lab is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Servebolt Optimizer.
- Servebolt Optimizer has been around longer: since 2018, against 2022 for Performance Lab.
Line by line
Performance Lab leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Performance Lab | Servebolt Optimizer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #305 | #6,207 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21K | 849 |
| Rating | 4.3(51) | 5.0(5) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×0.63 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 4 months 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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