Perfmatters
by Jeremey Wagner / Perfmatters
Lightweight WordPress performance plugin for script management and speed optimization
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Our verdict
Perfmatters is a WordPress speed optimization plugin focused on disabling bloat, managing scripts per page, and reducing database overhead.
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Score breakdown
Overall score
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Expert review
CBAI Editorial Team
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Perfmatters takes a different approach to WordPress performance than WP Rocket. Instead of adding caching on top, it removes bloat underneath — disabling unnecessary scripts, features, and queries that slow your site down.
How we tested
Days tested
14 days
Tasks evaluated
- ·Script Manager testing
- ·Bloat removal
- ·Performance benchmarking
- ·Per-page optimization
Method
Compared against WP Rocket and Asset CleanUp for WordPress performance
Reviewer
CBAI Editorial Team
Plans & pricing
1 Site – Personal
Single WordPress site owners
- 1 WordPress site license
- 1 year premium support & updates
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- All Perfmatters optimization features
- Multisite support: not included (Unlimited plan)
- Quick-toggle: disable emojis, embeds, dashicons
- Disable or limit post revisions; change autosave interval
- Disable/tweak Heartbeat API
- Disable comments and author comment URLs
- Disable Google Maps (selective loading)
- Disable WooCommerce cart fragments (AJAX)
- Disable WooCommerce scripts/styles, XML-RPC, jQuery migrate, REST API links
- Remove WordPress version, RSD, shortlink, RSS feeds
3 Sites – Business
Small agencies with a few client sites
- 3 WordPress site licenses
- 1 year premium support & updates
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- All optimization features
- Quick-toggle: disable emojis, embeds, dashicons
- Disable or limit post revisions; change autosave interval
- Disable/tweak Heartbeat API
- Disable comments and author comment URLs
- Disable Google Maps (selective loading)
- Disable WooCommerce cart fragments (AJAX)
- Disable WooCommerce scripts/styles, XML-RPC, jQuery migrate, REST API links
- Remove WordPress version, RSD, shortlink, RSS feeds
- Disable password strength meter, self pingbacks, global styles
- Separate core block styles; disable WooCommerce widgets/status meta box
- Script Manager: disable scripts per post/page/site, by device and login state, Regex, MU mode, Testing Mode
- Database optimization: revisions, auto-drafts, spam/trash, transients, table optimize; scheduled cleanup
- Lazy load images, iframes, videos, CSS backgrounds; WebP/AVIF; YouTube preview thumbnails; CLS fixes
- Change WordPress login URL
- CDN rewrite with directory and exclusion controls
- Host Google Analytics locally (gtag or minimal script); anonymized IPs
- Header/body/footer custom code snippets
- Preload/prefetch/preconnect, Speculative Loading, fetch priority, Early Hints
- Defer and delay JavaScript with exclusions
- Remove unused CSS (file or inline methods)
- Host Google Fonts locally with display swap and subset limits
- Minify JS and CSS
- Code snippet manager (PHP/CSS/JS/HTML) with conditions and safe mode
- WordPress multisite network support (Unlimited license)
- WP-CLI support
- No front-end JavaScript from plugin; one-click dashboard toggles
Unlimited Sites
Agencies and multisite operators
- Unlimited WordPress site licenses
- WordPress multisite support (network activate, push settings to subsites)
- 1 year premium support & updates
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Quick-toggle: disable emojis, embeds, dashicons
- Disable or limit post revisions; change autosave interval
- Disable/tweak Heartbeat API
- Disable comments and author comment URLs
- Disable Google Maps (selective loading)
- Disable WooCommerce cart fragments (AJAX)
- Disable WooCommerce scripts/styles, XML-RPC, jQuery migrate, REST API links
- Remove WordPress version, RSD, shortlink, RSS feeds
- Disable password strength meter, self pingbacks, global styles
- Separate core block styles; disable WooCommerce widgets/status meta box
- Script Manager: disable scripts per post/page/site, by device and login state, Regex, MU mode, Testing Mode
- Database optimization: revisions, auto-drafts, spam/trash, transients, table optimize; scheduled cleanup
- Lazy load images, iframes, videos, CSS backgrounds; WebP/AVIF; YouTube preview thumbnails; CLS fixes
- Change WordPress login URL
- CDN rewrite with directory and exclusion controls
- Host Google Analytics locally (gtag or minimal script); anonymized IPs
- Header/body/footer custom code snippets
- Preload/prefetch/preconnect, Speculative Loading, fetch priority, Early Hints
- Defer and delay JavaScript with exclusions
- Remove unused CSS (file or inline methods)
- Host Google Fonts locally with display swap and subset limits
- Minify JS and CSS
- Code snippet manager (PHP/CSS/JS/HTML) with conditions and safe mode
- WordPress multisite network support (Unlimited license)
- WP-CLI support
- No front-end JavaScript from plugin; one-click dashboard toggles
Pricing may vary by region. Always verify on the vendor's website.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Perfmatters | WP Rocket | Asset CleanUp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scripts | |||
| Per-page script management | |||
| Bloat | |||
| WordPress feature disabling | |||
| Pricing | |||
| Sub-$25/yr pricing | |||
Is it right for you?
Good fit for
Performance obsessives
Granular control over every script and feature loading
WP Rocket complement
Perfmatters + WP Rocket is the ultimate performance stack
Page speed optimization
Reduce page weight by disabling unused scripts per page
Less suited for
Beginners
Script Manager requires understanding of what's safe to disable
Standalone performance solution
Works best alongside a caching plugin, not as a replacement
User reviews
Editorial score
Distribution is estimated from our editorial score. Verified user reviews coming soon.
Use cases
Typical ways teams rely on this tool — from everyday tasks to specialized workflows.
- WordPress speed optimization
- Script management
- Bloat removal
- Core Web Vitals
- Database optimization
Integrations
Reported connectors
Apps and services commonly connected out of the box or via official connectors.
- WordPress
- WooCommerce
- Elementor
- Divi
- Google Analytics
- Google Fonts
Privacy & compliance
Security & data practices
Highlights we track from the vendor's documentation. Always confirm current terms, subprocessors, and regional policies on their official site.
- On-prem/self-hosted
Details
Category
Price
- WordPress plugin licenses (USD, per year, auto-renew): 1 Site Personal $29.95
- 3 Sites Business $59.95
- Unlimited Sites $124.95. Includes 1 year premium support & updates
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- 15% renewal discount.
Free version
Best for
- Granular WordPress speed tuning
- script management
- lean performance optimization
Frequently asked questions
Perfmatters
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