WordPress plugin comparison
Performance Lab vs WP Performance Score Booster
Performance Lab
by WordPress Performance Team
100K+ installs4.3
WP Performance Score Booster
by Dipak Gajjar
10K+ installs4.6
At a glance
- Performance Lab has more active installs: 100K+, against 10K+ for WP Performance Score Booster.
- On a typical day, Performance Lab is downloaded about 809 times, WP Performance Score Booster about 44.
- WP Performance Score Booster is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 339 reviews, against 4.3 from 51 reviews.
- Performance Lab was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Aug 21, 2026 for WP Performance Score Booster.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- WP Performance Score Booster has been around longer: since 2014, against 2022 for Performance Lab.
Line by line
Performance Lab leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Performance Lab | WP Performance Score Booster |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #305 | #1,792 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21K | 1.2K |
| Rating | 4.3(51) | 4.6(339) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×0.84 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
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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