Batcache Manager vs WP Super Cache
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| Feature | Batcache Manager v1.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | WP Super Cache v3.1.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 700+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | March 28, 2020 | September 30, 2026 |
| Editions | Batcache Manager | WP Super Cache |
| Pros | Serves cached pages to anonymous visitors and reduces server load; Free and open source, from the Automattic and Batcache authors | Serves cached static HTML, reducing PHP load; Simple and expert modes; Cache preloading and automatic expiry of old files |
| Cons | Requires Memcached and a manually installed advanced-cache.php drop-in; Last tested with WordPress 5.3.2 and has no settings page | No CSS or JavaScript minification; Cloudflare or other proxies can make the built-in test report false failures; Object cache support only applies when a persistent object cache is installed |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist) | ||
| Page cache | Yes | Yes |
| Browser cache | Yes | Yes |
| Minify CSS/JS | No | No |
| CDN | No | Yes |
| Object cache | No | Yes |
| Database cleanup | No | No |
| 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 | Scheduled cache preloading, Scheduled garbage collection of expired cache files, Simple and expert configuration modes, Built-in cache tester |
| Requires WordPress | 3.2 | 6.8 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 5.3.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |