WordPress plugin comparison
Performance Lab vs Website Carbon Calculator
Performance Lab
by WordPress Performance Team
100K+ installs4.3
Website Carbon Calculator
by Sustainable Web Dev
20+ installs
At a glance
- Performance Lab has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for Website Carbon Calculator.
- On a typical day, Performance Lab is downloaded about 839 times, Website Carbon Calculator about 4.
- Website Carbon Calculator has no reviews yet.
- Performance Lab was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Apr 13, 2026 for Website Carbon Calculator.
- Performance Lab is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Website Carbon Calculator.
- Performance Lab has been around longer: since 2022, against 2025 for Website Carbon Calculator.
Line by line
Performance Lab leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Performance Lab | Website Carbon Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #305 | #27,408 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21.5K | 110 |
| Rating | 4.3(51) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×0.14 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 7 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.1 |
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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