Performance Lab vs AMP

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

Health A86

Health C57

Active-install trajectory

Performance Lab moved down one install band, 200K+ to 100K+; AMP moved down one install band, 400K+ to 300K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Performance Lab	AMP
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	-25% ✓
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	C · 57
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	38/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100 ✓	70/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★ ✓	3.8★
Reviews	51	367 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	78/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	1.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	22.4K	52.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.7% ✓	1.8%
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Performance LabAMP

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.