ProRank vs FlyingPress
Both are top-tier performance plugins. ProRank scores 95 mobile average vs FlyingPress 93 — and adds complete SEO, schema markup, and internal linking.
Average Score Across 3 Themes
ProRank SEO Premium
FlyingPress 5.3.2
Key Findings
Scores by Theme
Astra
Mobile Score
Hello Elementor
Mobile Score
GeneratePress
Mobile Score
Mobile Scores by Theme
Astra
Hello Elementor
GeneratePress
Detailed Core Web Vitals
FCP, LCP, TBT, CLS, and Speed Index for each theme (mobile)
Astra
Hello Elementor
GeneratePress
FlyingPress desktop collapsed to D82 on GeneratePress (396ms TBT, 11 long tasks). This may be run variability, but all plugins are subject to the same conditions.
Complete Results Table
| Metric | Astra | Hello Elementor | GeneratePress | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProRank | FlyingPress | ProRank | FlyingPress | ProRank | FlyingPress | |
| Mobile Score | 96 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 96 | 93 |
| FCP (ms) | 1.8s | 1.1s | 1.1s | 2.3s | 1.1s | 2.3s |
| LCP (ms) | 2.4s | 3.2s | 2.6s | 2.4s | 2.7s | 2.4s |
| TBT (ms) | 0ms | 0ms | 0ms | 0ms | 0ms | 0ms |
| CLS | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Speed Index | 2.7s | 2.1s | 2.4s | 4.1s | 1.1s | 4.2s |
| Desktop Score | 100 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 82 |
| Desktop FCP | 295ms | 315ms | 302ms | 481ms | 304ms | 481ms |
| Desktop LCP | 407ms | 672ms | 561ms | 741ms | 548ms | 761ms |
| Desktop TBT | 0ms | 0ms | 0ms | 0ms | 0ms | 396ms |
| Desktop CLS | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.015 | 0.000 | 0.015 |
Test Methodology
Server: Hetzner Dedicated (Germany) with Elementor Pro page builder
Method: PageSpeed Insights — median of 3 runs per config, single verified runs for v2 re-test
Themes tested: Astra, Hello Elementor, GeneratePress
PageSpeed Insights has inherent variability (±5-10 points between runs). All plugins configured for best performance. LiteSpeed Cache tested on Nginx (no server-level page cache).
27 Active Plugins During Testing:
Feature Comparison
| Feature | ProRank | FlyingPress |
|---|---|---|
| Caching & Delivery | ||
| Page caching | ||
| Browser cache headers | ||
| Cache preloading | ||
| CDN integration | ||
| Assets & Core Web Vitals | ||
| CSS/JS minification | ||
| Delay JavaScript | ||
| Script Manager | ||
| Critical CSS | ||
| Remove unused CSS | ||
| Image Optimization | ||
| Lazy load images | ||
| WebP/AVIF conversion | ||
| Bulk image optimization | ||
| SEO & Content | ||
| Titles & meta descriptions | ||
| XML sitemaps | ||
| Schema markup (30+ types) | ||
| Internal linking suggestions | ||
| Content analysis | ||
| Redirect manager | ||
Features may vary by plan and version. Last verified February 16, 2026.
The Bottom Line
FlyingPress is an excellent performance plugin with consistent M93 mobile scores. But ProRank edges ahead with M95 average, perfect D100 desktop on all themes (vs FlyingPress D82 on GeneratePress), zero CLS everywhere, and a full SEO toolkit included. One plugin instead of two.