WordPress plugin comparison
Performance Lab vs WP YouTube Lyte
Performance Lab
by WordPress Performance Team
100K+ installs4.3
WP YouTube Lyte
by Frank Goossens
20K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Performance Lab has more active installs: 100K+, against 20K+ for WP YouTube Lyte.
- On a typical day, Performance Lab is downloaded about 839 times, WP YouTube Lyte about 143.
- WP YouTube Lyte is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 206 reviews, against 4.3 from 51 reviews.
- Performance Lab was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Aug 20, 2026 for WP YouTube Lyte.
- Performance Lab resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 0% for WP YouTube Lyte.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- WP YouTube Lyte has been around longer: since 2010, against 2022 for Performance Lab.
Line by line
Performance Lab leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Performance Lab | WP YouTube Lyte |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #305 | #1,096 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21.5K | 3.5K |
| Rating | 4.3(51) | 4.8(206) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×0.93 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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