Autoptimize vs WP Fastest Cache

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health A94

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Autoptimize moved down one install band, 900K+ to 800K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Autoptimize	WP Fastest Cache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800K–900K	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 94 ✓	A · 88
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	94/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	86/100 ✓	56/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.7★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	1,428	4,229 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	91/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9d ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	581.1K	951.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.8% ✓	1.5%
Category	Performance	Performance

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

AutoptimizeWP Fastest Cache

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.