WordPress plugin comparison

Speed Up vs WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon

Speed Up

by Simone Nigro

200+ installs4.0

WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon

by Aleksandr Guidrevitch

20K+ installs4.7

At a glance

WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon has more active installs: 20K+, against 200+ for Speed Up.
On a typical day, WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon is downloaded about 149 times, Speed Up about 7.
WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 77 reviews, against 4.0 from 4 reviews.
WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon was updated more recently: Oct 3, 2026, against Jul 26, 2026 for Speed Up.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
Speed Up has been around longer: since 2016, against 2021 for WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon.

WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Speed Up	WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon
Popular rank	#11,551	#1,388
Active installs	200+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	190	5.8K
Rating	4.0(4)	4.7(77)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.41	×1.08
Last release	3 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.6

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