WordPress plugin comparison
Featherweight vs Hosting Benchmark tool
Featherweight
by jody nesbitt
10K+ installs4.1
Hosting Benchmark tool
by Anton Aleksandrov
4K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Featherweight has more active installs: 10K+, against 4K+ for Hosting Benchmark tool.
- On a typical day, Featherweight is downloaded about 49 times, Hosting Benchmark tool about 48.
- Hosting Benchmark tool is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 33 reviews, against 4.1 from 45 reviews.
- Hosting Benchmark tool was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Jun 13, 2026 for Featherweight.
- Hosting Benchmark tool is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Featherweight.
- Featherweight has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for Hosting Benchmark tool.
Line by line
Featherweight leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Featherweight | Hosting Benchmark tool |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,104 | #3,551 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.6K | 1.4K |
| Rating | 4.1(45) | 4.7(33) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.93 | ×0.75 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
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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