MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) vs GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress: Which Is Faster for WordPress?

MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) vs GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress - MakeWPFast
MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)
B+
2M+ installs · 4.5/5 rating
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GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress
A-
400K+ installs · 4.9/5 rating
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Overall Winner
Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricMonsterInsightsGA Google Analytics
⚡ Activation TTFB+3 ms+0 ms
⚡ Activation Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚡ Activation Queries+4+0
🏠 Homepage TTFB+3 ms+12 ms
🏠 Homepage Memory+2 MB+0 MB
🏠 Homepage Queries+4+10
⚙️ WP Admin TTFB+123 ms+6 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queries+15+0

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeatureMonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress
Active Installs2.0M+400K+
User Rating4.6/54.9/5
Speed ScoreC+C+
Tested Up ToWP 6.9.0WP 6.9.1
Requires PHP7.25.6.20
Last Updated2026-02-102026-02-09
Total Downloads253.5M+9.6M+
Verdict
More FeaturesGoogle-analytics-for-wordpress
Overall WinnerGa-google-analytics
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