# Perfmatters

> Perfmatters is a lightweight WordPress performance plugin designed to speed up your site by optimizing code and reducing bloat.

- Type: Plugin
- Category: Performance
- Vendor: Perfmatters
- Website: https://perfmatters.io/
- Starting price: $29.95/year
- Free version: No
- Refund window: 30 days
- Our score: 7.8/10 (Trustpilot, Reddit)
- Black Friday 2026: Not announced
- Black Friday 2025: 30% off
- Page: https://thefreakyblog.com/perfmatters/

Perfmatters is a lightweight WordPress performance plugin designed to speed up your site by optimizing code and reducing bloat.

## Key features

- **Script Manager**: Disable plugin and theme scripts per post, page, or site-wide, by device or login state.
- **Lazy loading**: Delays images, videos, and iframes until they scroll into view, with WebP and AVIF support.
- **Database optimization**: Deletes revisions, spam comments, expired transients, and unused data, on a schedule if wanted.
- **CDN rewrite**: Points static asset URLs to a CDN without extra code.
- **Bloat removal**: Turns off features such as emojis and embeds that most sites do not use.

## Pricing

| Plan | Price | Sites |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 Site - Personal | $29.95/year | 1 |
| 3 Sites - Business | $59.95/year | 3 |
| Unlimited Sites | $124.95/year | unlimited |

## Pros

- Per-page Script Manager removes unused scripts without code
- Lazy loading includes iframe thumbnails for YouTube and Vimeo embeds
- Scheduled database cleanup
- 30-day money-back guarantee

## Cons

- No free version and no WordPress.org listing
- No lifetime deal
- Each plan includes one year of support and updates

## Best for

- Site owners who want manual control over scripts
- Agencies managing several WordPress sites

## What Reddit says

Reddit users ask whether Perfmatters or WP Rocket is the better choice for WordPress performance, in two near-identical threads. The threads contain no verdicts or first-hand experience, so there is no clear praise or complaint.

## Ratings

- Trustpilot: 5/5 (117 reviews)

## Alternatives

- WP Rocket
- ShortPixel
- Imagify

## More

- Pricing: https://thefreakyblog.com/perfmatters/pricing/
- Review: https://thefreakyblog.com/perfmatters/review/
- Black Friday deal: https://thefreakyblog.com/perfmatters/black-friday/
- Coupon: https://thefreakyblog.com/perfmatters/coupon/