Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin vs Joinchat: Which Is Faster for WordPress?

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin vs Joinchat - MakeWPFast
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin
B
1M+ installs · 4.9/5 rating
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Overall Winner
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Joinchat
A
700K+ installs · 4.7/5 rating
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Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricSmash Balloon Social Photo FeedJoinchat
⚡ Activation TTFB+1 ms+-4 ms
⚡ Activation Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚡ Activation Queries+10+0
🏠 Homepage TTFB+11 ms+-1 ms
🏠 Homepage Memory+0 MB+0 MB
🏠 Homepage Queries+10+0
⚙️ WP Admin TTFB+-7 ms+-4 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memory+0 MB+2 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queries+26+5

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeatureSmash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds PluginJoinchat
Active Installs1.0M+700K+
User Rating4.9/54.7/5
Speed ScoreB-C-
Tested Up ToWP 6.9.1WP 6.9.1
Requires PHP7.47.0
Last Updated2025-12-112026-01-16
Total Downloads49.6M+15.9M+
Verdict
FasterInstagram-feed
More FeaturesInstagram-feed
Overall WinnerInstagram-feed
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