Best pagespeed insights plugins for WordPress
The most popular pagespeed insights plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Site Kit by Google leads with 5M+ active installs, ahead of Insights from Google PageSpeed (10K+) and PhastPress (10K+). All 8 plugins tagged “pagespeed insights” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 pagespeed insights plugins
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Site Kit by GoogleThe most installed pagespeed insights plugin, with 5M+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 1,014 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Insights from Google PageSpeed10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 28 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 3.
PhastPress10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 99 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 4.
Page Speed200+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 12 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 5.
Speed Analyzer100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Simple Eliminate Render Blocking CSS10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 7.
Essential PerformanceFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
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Core Web Vitals Monitor & PageSpeed CheckerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 8 plugins tagged “pagespeed insights”
Site Kit by Google
#7by Google7 days ago
Site Kit is a one-stop solution for WordPress users to use everything Google has to offer to make them successful on the web.
- Installs
- 5M+
- Rating
- 4.2(1K)
- Downloads
- 63.7K/day
Insights from Google PageSpeed
Down in the last 7 days:8#1,547by Matt Keys26 days ago
Use Insights from Google PageSpeed to improve your site's performance, Core Web Vitals, search engine ranking and your visitors' browsing experience.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(28)
- Downloads
- 131/day
PhastPress
Down in the last 7 days:7#1,783by Albert Peschar16 days ago
PhastPress automatically optimizes your site for the best possible performance.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(99)
- Downloads
- 217/day
Page Speed
Up in the last 7 days:140#12,616by Rex Anthony Eubanas (Batugan Design)5 years ago
Fast and optimized pages lead to higher visitor engagement, retention, and conversions.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.6(12)
- Downloads
- 10/day
Speed Analyzer
#14,864by Dalibor1 month ago
Run WordPress speed tests from wp-admin. Check PageSpeed, Core Web Vitals, TTFB, page weight, database health, and create PDF reports.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Simple Eliminate Render Blocking CSS
Up in the last 7 days:4,905#40,637by dimedaughter5 years ago
Eliminates render blocking CSS using current (at the time of writing) best-practices
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Essential Performance
#52,421by Vova Zubko6 years ago
Essential Performance plugin aims to improve website loading performance.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Core Web Vitals Monitor & PageSpeed Checker
#72,585by cirvgreen5 months ago
Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed monitor for WordPress. Track LCP, INP, CLS & your Lighthouse score in wp-admin — via Google PageSpeed Insights.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day