Comet Cache vs WP Super Cache
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| Feature | Comet Cache v170220 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 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 | 20,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | July 2, 2025 | September 30, 2026 |
| Editions | Comet Cache · Comet Cache Pro ($) | WP Super Cache |
| Pros | Free full-page cache for anonymous visitors; Cron-driven cleanup of cache files; Simple settings for browser caching of dynamic pages | Serves cached static HTML, reducing PHP load; Simple and expert modes; Cache preloading and automatic expiry of old files |
| Cons | HTML and asset minification need Pro; CDN filters and Apache optimisations need Pro; Logged-in users are not cached in the free version | No CSS or JavaScript minification; Cloudflare or other proxies can make the built-in test report false failures; Object cache support only applies when a persistent object cache is installed |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist) | ||
| Page cache | Yes | Yes |
| Browser cache | Yes | Yes |
| Minify CSS/JS | Paid | No |
| CDN | Paid | Yes |
| Object cache | No | Yes |
| Database cleanup | No | No |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Cron job that cleans up cache files, Excludes WooCommerce pages and clears on stock change, Cache logged-in users (Pro) ($), HTML Compressor for CSS, JS and HTML (Pro) ($), Static CDN filters and domain sharding (Pro) ($), Automatic updater for Pro ($) | Scheduled cache preloading, Scheduled garbage collection of expired cache files, Simple and expert configuration modes, Built-in cache tester |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | bbPress | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.2 | 6.8 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9-alpha-60398 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |