MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) vs Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes: Which Is Faster for WordPress?

MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) vs Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes - MakeWPFast
MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)
B+
2M+ installs · 4.5/5 rating
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Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
A-
300K+ installs · 4.9/5 rating
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Overall Winner
Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricMonsterInsightsSimple History
⚡ Activation TTFB+3 ms+1 ms
⚡ Activation Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚡ Activation Queries+4+0
🏠 Homepage TTFB+3 ms+9 ms
🏠 Homepage Memory+2 MB+2 MB
🏠 Homepage Queries+4+1
⚙️ WP Admin TTFB+123 ms+3 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memory+0 MB+2 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queries+15+2

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeatureMonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
Active Installs2.0M+300K+
User Rating4.6/54.9/5
Speed ScoreC+B
Tested Up ToWP 6.9.0WP 6.9.1
Requires PHP7.27.4
Last Updated2026-02-102025-12-18
Total Downloads253.5M+10.9M+
Verdict
FasterSimple-history
More FeaturesGoogle-analytics-for-wordpress
Overall WinnerSimple-history
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