WordPress plugin comparison

Performance Lab vs WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon

Performance Lab

by WordPress Performance Team

100K+ installs4.3

WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon

by Aleksandr Guidrevitch

20K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Performance Lab has more active installs: 100K+, against 20K+ for WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon.
On a typical day, Performance Lab is downloaded about 809 times, WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon about 151.
WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 77 reviews, against 4.3 from 51 reviews.
WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon was updated more recently: Oct 3, 2026, against Aug 26, 2026 for Performance Lab.
WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 50% for Performance Lab.
Performance Lab is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon.
WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon has been around longer: since 2021, against 2022 for Performance Lab.

Performance Lab leads on 5 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Performance Lab	WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon
Popular rank	#305	#1,387
Active installs	100K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	21K	5.9K
Rating	4.3(51)	4.7(77)
Support threads resolved	50%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×1.25	×1.08
Last release	2 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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