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How our plugins compare
Honest, side-by-side comparisons with the plugins people usually weigh us against. Where the other plugin is the better fit, we say so.
Bulletin alternatives
Announcement & notification banners
- Bulletin vs HashBar Bulletin is the lighter, more focused choice: a third of HashBar's page weight in our test, a higher WordPress.org rating, a separate mobile message… Read the comparison
- Bulletin vs WPFront Notification Bar Pick Bulletin if you want unlimited bars and a mobile-specific message for free, plus countdowns, rotating messages, icons and multisite in Pro, all for… Read the comparison
Easy Popups alternatives
Popup builder for WordPress
Disable Bloat alternatives
Speed up WordPress & WooCommerce
- Disable Bloat vs Asset CleanUp For WooCommerce stores, Disable Bloat is the one built for you: a faster, cleaner admin with simple on/off switches, plus storefront cleanup, from $29… Read the comparison
- Disable Bloat vs Perfmatters For WooCommerce stores, Disable Bloat is the better fit: a faster, cleaner admin with simple on/off switches, the WooCommerce cleanup Perfmatters doesn't offer, and… Read the comparison
We measured it
Original performance data from repeatable tests on a real WooCommerce store, with the method published.
- Announcement bar page weight: Bulletin vs WPFront vs HashBar −83% less JavaScript and CSS in Bulletin 3.17 than 3.16 (81 KB → 13 KB gzip) 0 layout shift: the page doesn't jump when the bar appears See the data
- Popup plugin page weight: Easy Popups vs Popup Maker 4× less JavaScript and CSS than Popup Maker (15 KB vs 62 KB gzip) 0 KB loaded on pages without a popup (Popup Maker: 37 KB) See the data
- WooCommerce admin load time with and without Disable Bloat −41% server response on the Orders screen (1.71 s → 1.00 s) −36% server response on the Products list (1.98 s → 1.26 s) See the data
Questions
Who writes these comparisons?
The Rock Solid Plugins team, who build Bulletin, Easy Popups and Disable Bloat. We check every fact against the other plugin’s own WordPress.org listing, readme and pricing page, and leave out anything we can’t confirm.
How current is the information?
Ratings, active installs and versions are read from WordPress.org every day. Feature rows and prices were checked on the date shown on each page; tell us via the support page if something has changed and we’ll fix it.
Can I use your plugin alongside the other one?
Usually yes. Disable Bloat and Asset CleanUp in particular do different jobs and work well together. Running two announcement bar or popup plugins at once works, but you’ll want just one bar or popup showing at a time.