WordPress plugin comparison
Prerender and Prefetch vs Speculative Loading
Prerender and Prefetch
by Francisco Torres
60+ installs4.0
Speculative Loading
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Speculative Loading has more active installs: 60K+, against 60+ for Prerender and Prefetch.
- On a typical day, Speculative Loading is downloaded about 541 times, Prerender and Prefetch about 2.
- Speculative Loading is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
- Speculative Loading was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Nov 12, 2012 for Prerender and Prefetch.
- Speculative Loading is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Prerender and Prefetch.
- Prerender and Prefetch has been around longer: since 2012, against 2024 for Speculative Loading.
Line by line
Speculative Loading leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Prerender and Prefetch | Speculative Loading |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #19,923 | #615 |
| Active installs | 60+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 35 | 13K |
| Rating | 4.0(1) | 5.0(18) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 3.4.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.27 |
| Last release | 14 years 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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