WP Speed 404 vs Speed Optimizer

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

WP Speed 404

by Michael Thomas

Health D46

Speed Optimizer

by SiteGround

Health B76

Active-install trajectory

WP Speed 404 Speed Optimizer

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	WP Speed 404	Speed Optimizer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-60%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	B · 76 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	33/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★	4.15★ ✓
Reviews	3	639 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.0y ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	57	2.0M ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

WP Speed 404 Speed Optimizer

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.