Epoch vs SpeedyCache

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

Epoch

by Josh Pollock

Health D47

SpeedyCache

by Softaculous

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Epoch SpeedyCache

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Epoch	SpeedyCache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	600K–700K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	81/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.27★ ✓	4.23★
Reviews	21	30 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.7y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	208	60.8K ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Epoch SpeedyCache

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.