Batcache Manager vs Converter for Media
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| Feature | Batcache Manager v1.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Converter for Media v6.7.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 700+ | 500,000+ |
| Last updated | March 28, 2020 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Batcache Manager | Converter for Media · Converter for Media PRO ($) |
| Pros | Serves cached pages to anonymous visitors and reduces server load; Free and open source, from the Automattic and Batcache authors | Converts uploads to WebP on the server with GD or Imagick; Optional Cloudflare cache rules and cache purge; Core WebP conversion works without a licence |
| Cons | Requires Memcached and a manually installed advanced-cache.php drop-in; Last tested with WordPress 5.3.2 and has no settings page | AVIF output and cloud conversion need the PRO licence; Upgrade prompts appear in the admin and plugin list; Cloud conversion sends images to a vendor API |
| Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist) | ||
| Page cache | Yes | — |
| Browser cache | Yes | — |
| Minify CSS/JS | No | — |
| CDN | No | — |
| Object cache | No | — |
| Database cleanup | No | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Caches pages for logged-out visitors, Regenerates post and home pages on post update, Cache-Control and Last-Modified headers | Local WebP conversion with GD or Imagick, Serve WebP through rewrite rules, Convert on upload, Cloudflare cache rules and purge, AVIF output format ($), Cloud conversion through the vendor API ($), PRO access token validation ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Other | — | Cloudflare, Converter for Media API ($), Deactivation survey endpoint |
| Requires WordPress | 3.2 | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 5.3.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | api-converter.mattplugins.com, data.mattplugins.com, api.cloudflare.com |