WordPress plugin comparison
Performance Lab vs Smart Optimizer
Performance Lab
by WordPress Performance Team
100K+ installs4.3
Smart Optimizer
by Huzaifa Al Mesbah
10+ installs
At a glance
- Performance Lab has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Smart Optimizer.
- On a typical day, Performance Lab is downloaded about 809 times, Smart Optimizer about 2.
- Smart Optimizer has no reviews yet.
- Performance Lab was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against May 17, 2025 for Smart Optimizer.
- Performance Lab is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Smart Optimizer.
- Performance Lab has been around longer: since 2022, against 2025 for Smart Optimizer.
Line by line
Performance Lab leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Performance Lab | Smart Optimizer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #305 | #38,967 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21K | 53 |
| Rating | 4.3(51) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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