WordPress plugin comparison

Featherweight vs WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon

Featherweight

by jody nesbitt

10K+ installs4.1

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 10K+ for Featherweight.
On a typical day, WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon is downloaded about 151 times, Featherweight about 49.
WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 77 reviews, against 4.1 from 45 reviews.
WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon was updated more recently: Oct 3, 2026, against Jun 13, 2026 for Featherweight.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
Featherweight has been around longer: since 2017, against 2021 for WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon.

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

Metric	Featherweight	WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon
Popular rank	#2,103	#1,388
Active installs	10K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.6K	5.7K
Rating	4.1(45)	4.7(77)
Support threads resolved	100%	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.93	×1.08
Last release	4 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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