Batcache Manager vs Speed Optimizer
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| Feature | Batcache Manager v1.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Speed Optimizer v7.8.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 700+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | March 28, 2020 | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Batcache Manager | Speed Optimizer |
| Pros | Serves cached pages to anonymous visitors and reduces server load; Free and open source, from the Automattic and Batcache authors | Page caching, minification and lazy loading in one place; Browser cache headers and database cleanup; Free, from the WordPress.org directory |
| Cons | Requires Memcached and a manually installed advanced-cache.php drop-in; Last tested with WordPress 5.3.2 and has no settings page | Dynamic caching and Memcached are SiteGround-only; CDN premium tier depends on the hosting plan; Calls Google PageSpeed and Google Fonts services |
| Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist) | ||
| Page cache | Yes | Yes |
| Browser cache | Yes | Yes |
| Minify CSS/JS | No | Yes |
| CDN | No | Paid |
| Object cache | No | Yes |
| Database cleanup | No | Yes |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Caches pages for logged-out visitors, Regenerates post and home pages on post update, Cache-Control and Last-Modified headers | Lazy loading of images, iframes and videos, Image optimisation, WebP image conversion, Force HTTPS, Heartbeat control, PageSpeed analysis |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Google PageSpeed Insights |
| Other | — | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 3.2 | 5.5.1 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 5.3.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | www.googleapis.com, fonts.googleapis.com, sgwpdemo.com, api.wordpress.org |