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The 12 WordPress plugins most like Essential Performance, by the tags they share, the most in common first. Installs, ratings and updates come from WordPress.org and refresh every night.

Essential Performance

Fewer than 10 installs · #52,421 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
Jetpack Boost
Shares 3 of Essential Performance's 4 tags.
Most installed
Speed Optimizer
1M+ active installs.
Best rated
xSpeed Cache
5.0 out of 5 from 24 reviews.
Most recently updated
Hummingbird Performance
Updated on Nov 9, 2026.
  1. Jetpack Boost

    by Automattic

    Speed up your WordPress site with one-click optimizations like Page Cache, Critical CSS, and Image CDN to improve Core Web Vitals.

    Installs
    200K+
    Rank
    #245
    Rating
    4.7(612)
    Updated
    3 days ago

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  2. Speed Optimizer

    by SiteGround

    Boost your website performance and page speed, and increase conversions with powerful caching, frontend, media, and environment optimizations.

    Installs
    1M+
    Rank
    #44
    Rating
    4.2(641)
    Updated
    7 days ago

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  3. NitroPack

    by NitroPack

    Boost site speed and performance with an all-in-one cache and speed optimization plugin. Pass Core Web Vitals with CDN, image optimization, lazy loadi …

    Installs
    80K+
    Rank
    #500
    Rating
    4.3(311)
    Updated
    4 days ago

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  4. Hummingbird Performance

    by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform

    Optimize PageSpeed Performance & Core Web Vitals, Advanced Cache, Minify CSS & JavaScript, Inline Critical CSS, Defer CSS & JS, Smush & Lazy Load, CDN

    Installs
    70K+
    Rank
    #598
    Rating
    4.7(1.5K)
    Updated
    today

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  5. xSpeed Cache

    by WPDeveloper

    A complete WordPress caching plugin: page cache, object cache, CDN, database cleanup and Core Web Vitals optimization, plus a built-in MCP server.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,654
    Rating
    5.0(24)
    Updated
    1 day ago

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  6. WP Performance Score Booster

    by Dipak Gajjar

    Make website faster, speed up page load time and improve performance scores in tools like Google PageSpeed Insights, GTmetrix, Pingdom, and more.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,792
    Rating
    4.6(339)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  7. WP-Optimize

    by David Anderson / Team Updraft

    Get caching and more with this powerful cache plugin. Cache, optimize images, clean your database and minify for maximum performance.

    Installs
    1M+
    Rank
    #53
    Rating
    4.8(2.6K)
    Updated
    today

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  8. SpeedyCache

    by Softaculous

    SpeedyCache is a WordPress cache plugin that helps you improve performance of your WordPress site by caching, minifying, and compressing your website.

    Installs
    500K+
    Rank
    #117
    Rating
    4.4(30)
    Updated
    1 month ago

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  9. Advanced Database Cleaner

    by Younes JFR.

    Clean database by deleting orphaned data such as 'revisions', 'expired transients', optimize database and more...

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #340
    Rating
    4.9(2K)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  10. Performance Lab

    by WordPress Performance Team

    Performance plugin from the WordPress Performance Team, which is a collection of standalone performance features.

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #305
    Rating
    4.3(51)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  11. 10Web Booster

    by 10Web

    Speed up your site with 10Web Booster. Pass Core Web Vitals by optimizing HTML / CSS / JavaScript, Image Optimization, Lazy Loading, Cache, Google Fon …

    Installs
    60K+
    Rank
    #642
    Rating
    4.6(405)
    Updated
    27 days ago

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  12. ezCache

    by uPress

    Lightning-fast WordPress optimization — page caching, Redis Object Cache, Critical CSS, WebP images, CSS/JS optimization, and 15+ performance tools.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #2,096
    Rating
    4.6(5)
    Updated
    today

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