Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin vs EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more: Which Is Faster for WordPress?

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin vs EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more - MakeWPFast
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin
B
1M+ installs · 4.9/5 rating
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Overall Winner
VS
EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more
B-
100K+ installs · 4.8/5 rating
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Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricSmash Balloon Social Photo FeedEmbedPress
⚡ Activation TTFB+1 ms+3 ms
⚡ Activation Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚡ Activation Queries+10+13
🏠 Homepage TTFB+11 ms+1 ms
🏠 Homepage Memory+0 MB+0 MB
🏠 Homepage Queries+10+3
⚙️ WP Admin TTFB+-7 ms+11 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memory+0 MB+2 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queries+26+36

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeatureSmash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds PluginEmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more
Active Installs1.0M+100K+
User Rating4.9/54.8/5
Speed ScoreB-C
Tested Up ToWP 6.9.1WP 6.9.1
Requires PHP7.45.6
Last Updated2025-12-112026-01-28
Total Downloads49.6M+5.1M+
Verdict
FasterInstagram-feed
More FeaturesInstagram-feed
Overall WinnerInstagram-feed
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