Page Optimize vs WP Super Cache
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| Feature | Page Optimize v0.6.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.0/5 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 | 200,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | September 30, 2026 |
| Editions | Page Optimize | WP Super Cache |
| Pros | Combines CSS and JavaScript into fewer requests; Long browser cache headers on combined files; Free, from Automattic | Serves cached static HTML, reducing PHP load; Simple and expert modes; Cache preloading and automatic expiry of old files |
| Cons | Does not cache full pages; CSS minification is off by default; Development is limited to a small plugin; check compatibility with your theme | 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 | No | Yes |
| Browser cache | Yes | Yes |
| Minify CSS/JS | Yes | No |
| CDN | No | Yes |
| Object cache | No | Yes |
| Database cleanup | No | No |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | CSS concatenation, JavaScript concatenation, Scheduled cleanup of combined cache files, Skips optimization in the Divi front-end builder | Scheduled cache preloading, Scheduled garbage collection of expired cache files, Simple and expert configuration modes, Built-in cache tester |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Divi, Jetpack | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |