Perfmatters vs WP Fastest Cache
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| Feature | Perfmatters v2.6.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid 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 | — | 1M+ |
| Last updated | — | October 10, 2026 |
| Editions | Perfmatters ($) | WP Fastest Cache · WP Fastest Cache Premium ($) |
| Pros | Per-page control of scripts and styles; Lazy loading, minification and CDN rewrite included; Database cleanup built in | 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 | Paid product, updates need a licence key; Not a page cache or object cache; pair it with one; Many options can change how pages behave, so testing is needed | Database cleanup, mobile cache and advanced minification are Premium only; Cache and browser rules are written to .htaccess files |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist) | ||
| Page cache | No | Yes |
| Browser cache | No | Yes |
| Minify CSS/JS | Paid | Yes |
| CDN | Paid | Yes |
| Object cache | No | No |
| Database cleanup | Paid | Paid |
| Free version | No | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Per-page script and style control ($), Lazy loading for images, iframes and assets ($), Remove unused CSS and inline stylesheets ($), Resource preload hints ($), Google Fonts handling ($), Local copy of Google Analytics scheduled daily ($), WP-CLI commands ($), Safe mode notice for testing ($) | 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 | ||
| Analytics | Google Analytics ($) | — |
| Other | Google Fonts ($), Perfmatters license server ($) | Cloudflare |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | perfmatters.io | api.cloudflare.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |