Fast Velocity Minify vs BlinkSpeed

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

Fast Velocity Minify

by Raul P.

Health A89

BlinkSpeed

by Blinkspeed

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Fast Velocity Minify BlinkSpeed

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	Fast Velocity Minify	BlinkSpeed
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40K–50K ✓	20–30
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 89 ✓	B · 84
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.56★ ✓	4.06★
Reviews	195 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads · 30d	7.5K ✓	52
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Fast Velocity Minify BlinkSpeed

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.