Hyper Cache vs W3 Total Cache
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| Feature | Hyper Cache v3.4.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | W3 Total Cache v2.11.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 7,000+ | 900,000+ |
| Last updated | February 3, 2026 | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Hyper Cache | W3 Total Cache · W3 Total Cache Pro ($) |
| Pros | Serves cached HTML pages to visitors with few settings to manage; Clears cached pages when posts, comments or bbPress topics change | Page, browser, object and CDN caching in one plugin; Minification of CSS and JavaScript; Works with many CDN providers in the free code |
| Cons | No CSS or JavaScript minification in this version; No object cache or database cleanup, so pair with other tools | Large settings area that is easy to misconfigure; Some modules need external cache servers or CDN accounts; Pro upgrade notes appear in the free admin |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 3 |
| Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist) | ||
| Page cache | Yes | Yes |
| Browser cache | Yes | Yes |
| Minify CSS/JS | No | Yes |
| CDN | Yes | Yes |
| Object cache | No | Yes |
| Database cleanup | No | — |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Hourly cache clean, Cache clean on bbPress topics and replies, Reject user agents from cache | Database query caching, Fragment caching for plugins and themes ($), Local usage statistics collection, Pro upgrade notes in the free admin ($), Pro licence check ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | New Relic |
| Storage | — | BunnyCDN, Google Drive, Rackspace Cloud Files |
| Plugins | Autoptimize, bbPress | — |
| Other | cdnjs | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.1 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | cdnjs.cloudflare.com | api.bunny.net, identity.api.rackspacecloud.com, api.newrelic.com, closure-compiler.appspot.com, management.core.windows.net |