Perform vs W3 Total Cache

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

Health B84

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Perform moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Perform	W3 Total Cache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	900K–1M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 84	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	71/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	2	5,420 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	14d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	194	676.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.8% ✓	1.3%
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

PerformW3 Total 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.