Cache Enabler vs WP Fastest Cache
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| Feature | Cache Enabler v1.8.17 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details | WP Fastest Cache v1.5.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | September 27, 2026 | October 10, 2026 |
| Editions | Cache Enabler | WP Fastest Cache · WP Fastest Cache Premium ($) |
| Pros | Free, lightweight and simple to configure; Static HTML page cache with cache expiry and automatic clearing; WP-CLI commands and Gzip or Brotli pre-compression | Static page cache with a simple settings screen; Browser caching and GZIP rules written for the site; Cache is cleared when a post changes status; Cloudflare cache purge from the settings screen |
| Cons | Small feature set; no object cache or database cleanup; Browser caching is limited to 304 revalidation; WebP rewriting assumes the .webp files already exist | Database cleanup, mobile cache and advanced minification are Premium only; Cache and browser rules are written to .htaccess files |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 2 |
| Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist) | ||
| Page cache | Yes | Yes |
| Browser cache | No | Yes |
| Minify CSS/JS | Yes | Yes |
| CDN | No | Yes |
| Object cache | No | No |
| Database cleanup | No | Paid |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Static HTML page cache on disk, Automatic cache clearing on content and option changes, Cache expiry with hourly cleanup, Image URL rewriting to WebP, Gzip and Brotli pre-compressed cache files, Separate cache versions for mobile devices, WP-CLI cache clearing commands, Cache size shown in the dashboard | Clears cache when a post changes status, Delete cached and minified CSS/JS files, GZIP rules in .htaccess, Cloudflare cache purge, Clear all cache from a URL call, Skips caching when DONOTCACHEPAGE is defined, Exclusion rules by page type |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Autoptimize | — |
| Other | — | Cloudflare |
| Requires WordPress | 5.1 | 5.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | api.cloudflare.com |