Hyper Cache vs Jetpack Boost

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

Health B78

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Hyper Cache moved down one install band, 8K+ to 7K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Hyper Cache	Jetpack Boost
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	7K–8K	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 78	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	75/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.39★	4.64★ ✓
Reviews	82	612 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9mo ago	24d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	918	337.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	1.4% ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Hyper CacheJetpack Boost

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.