Use Google Libraries vs W3 Total Cache

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

Use Google Libraries

by Jason Penney

Health D47

W3 Total Cache

by BoldGrid

Health A93

Active-install trajectory

Use Google Libraries W3 Total 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	Use Google Libraries	W3 Total Cache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	900K–1M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	D · 47	A · 93 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	90/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.27★	4.39★ ✓
Reviews	47	5,420 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	45/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.8y ago	11d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	446	936.3K ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Use Google Libraries W3 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.