WordPress plugin comparison
Performance Lab vs WP Utility and Performance
Performance Lab
by WordPress Performance Team
100K+ installs4.3
WP Utility and Performance
by Mayank Majeji
10+ installs
At a glance
- Performance Lab has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for WP Utility and Performance.
- On a typical day, Performance Lab is downloaded about 809 times, WP Utility and Performance about 1.
- WP Utility and Performance has no reviews yet.
- Performance Lab was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Nov 6, 2024 for WP Utility and Performance.
- Performance Lab is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for WP Utility and Performance.
- WP Utility and Performance has been around longer: since 2020, against 2022 for Performance Lab.
Line by line
Performance Lab leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Performance Lab | WP Utility and Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #305 | #32,162 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21K | 22 |
| Rating | 4.3(51) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.5.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×0.02 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.2 |
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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