WordPress plugin comparison

Performance Lab vs The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow)

Performance Lab

by WordPress Performance Team

100K+ installs4.3

The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow)

by Abhishek Deshpande

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

Performance Lab has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow).
On a typical day, Performance Lab is downloaded about 809 times, The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow) about 25.
The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow) is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.3 from 51 reviews.
The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow) was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Aug 26, 2026 for Performance Lab.
Performance Lab resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 0% for The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow).
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2022 for Performance Lab.

Performance Lab leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Performance Lab	The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow)
Popular rank	#305	#12,797
Active installs	100K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	21K	592
Rating	4.3(51)	5.0(6)
Support threads resolved	50%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.25	×0.46
Last release	2 months ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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