WordPress plugin comparison
Performance Lab vs Simple Debug
Performance Lab
by WordPress Performance Team
100K+ installs4.3
Simple Debug
by ChrisHurst
10+ installs3.0
At a glance
- Performance Lab has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Simple Debug.
- On a typical day, Performance Lab is downloaded about 809 times, Simple Debug about 2.
- Performance Lab is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 51 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
- Performance Lab was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Jan 11, 2013 for Simple Debug.
- Performance Lab is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Simple Debug.
- Simple Debug has been around longer: since 2012, against 2022 for Performance Lab.
Line by line
Performance Lab leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Performance Lab | Simple Debug |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #306 | #36,038 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 20.5K | 44 |
| Rating | 4.3(51) | 3.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.5.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 14 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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