Autoptimize vs Transients Manager
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| Feature | Autoptimize v3.1.16 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Transients Manager v2.0.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | September 26, 2026 | October 18, 2024 |
| Editions | Autoptimize · Autoptimize Pro ($) | Transients Manager |
| Pros | Aggregates and minifies CSS and JavaScript; Lazy-loads images with WebP and AVIF support; Works without changing theme code | View, search, edit and delete transients from Tools; Bulk delete of expired or persistent transients; Toolbar button to pause transient writes |
| Cons | Aggressive script changes can break pages and need testing; Page cache, CDN and critical CSS need the paid Pro version | A developer tool; deleting transients can break features; Shows cross-promotion notices for other plugins; Offers to install other plugins from the admin |
| More features | ||
| Other features | CSS and JavaScript aggregation and minification, Image lazy-load and WebP and AVIF settings, Extra options for fonts, emoji and script placement, Critical CSS through the criticalcss.com premium API ($), Pro upgrade tab in the admin | List all transients in the database, Search transients by name, Edit the name, expiration and value of a transient, Bulk delete of expired, persistent or all transients, Toolbar button to pause transient writes, Cross-promotion notices for other plugins |
| Integrations | ||
| Other | criticalcss.com ($), Google Fonts | WordPress.org plugin directory |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6.20 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | criticalcss.com, misc.optimizingmatters.com | — |