Shift8 CDN vs Swift Performance Lite

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

Shift8 CDN

by shift8

Health B81

Swift Performance Lite

by swte

Health B75

Active-install trajectory

Shift8 CDN Swift Performance Lite

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	Shift8 CDN	Swift Performance Lite
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600	6K–7K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-44%	-14% ✓
Overall health	B · 81 ✓	B · 75
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	85/100	88/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.30★ ✓	3.63★
Reviews	40	125 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	95/100 ✓	94/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago	6mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	229	687 ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Shift8 CDN Swift Performance Lite

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.