WordPress plugin comparison

WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon vs WP Speed 404

WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon

by Aleksandr Guidrevitch

20K+ installs4.7

WP Speed 404

by Michael Thomas

80+ installs5.0

At a glance

WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon has more active installs: 20K+, against 80+ for WP Speed 404.
On a typical day, WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon is downloaded about 149 times, WP Speed 404 about 2.
WP Speed 404 is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.7 from 77 reviews.
WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon was updated more recently: Oct 3, 2026, against Sep 18, 2017 for WP Speed 404.
WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.8.34 for WP Speed 404.
WP Speed 404 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 7 comparable lines.

Metric	WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon	WP Speed 404
Popular rank	#1,388	#18,126
Active installs	20K+	80+
Downloads, last 30 days	5.8K	68
Rating	4.7(77)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.8.34
Search multiplier	×1.08	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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