WordPress plugin comparison

Performance Optimization vs WP Performance Score Booster

Performance Optimization

by Satya Prakash

70+ installs5.0

WP Performance Score Booster

by Dipak Gajjar

10K+ installs4.6

At a glance

WP Performance Score Booster has more active installs: 10K+, against 70+ for Performance Optimization.
On a typical day, WP Performance Score Booster is downloaded about 44 times, Performance Optimization about 3.
Performance Optimization is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.6 from 339 reviews.
WP Performance Score Booster was updated more recently: Aug 21, 2026, against Oct 11, 2013 for Performance Optimization.
WP Performance Score Booster is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.6.1 for Performance Optimization.
Performance Optimization has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for WP Performance Score Booster.

WP Performance Score Booster leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Performance Optimization	WP Performance Score Booster
Popular rank	#18,749	#1,792
Active installs	70+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	61	1.2K
Rating	5.0(6)	4.6(339)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.6.1	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.84
Last release	13 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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