WordPress plugin comparison

Prerender and Prefetch vs WP Performance Score Booster

Prerender and Prefetch

by Francisco Torres

60+ installs4.0

WP Performance Score Booster

by Dipak Gajjar

10K+ installs4.6

At a glance

WP Performance Score Booster has more active installs: 10K+, against 60+ for Prerender and Prefetch.
On a typical day, WP Performance Score Booster is downloaded about 44 times, Prerender and Prefetch about 2.
WP Performance Score Booster is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 339 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
WP Performance Score Booster was updated more recently: Aug 21, 2026, against Nov 12, 2012 for Prerender and Prefetch.
WP Performance Score Booster 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 2014 for WP Performance Score Booster.

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

Metric	Prerender and Prefetch	WP Performance Score Booster
Popular rank	#19,936	#1,793
Active installs	60+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	33	1.2K
Rating	4.0(1)	4.6(339)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.4.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.84
Last release	14 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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