LWS Optimize vs WP Fastest Cache

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

LWS Optimize

by Aurélien LWS

Health A86

WP Fastest Cache

by Emre Vona

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

LWS Optimize WP Fastest Cache

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	LWS Optimize	WP Fastest Cache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	B · 83
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	36/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.18★	4.85★ ✓
Reviews	9	4,224 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	77/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11d ago	10d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	31.2K	1.2M ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

LWS Optimize WP 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.