Pressable Cache Management vs WP Smush
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| Feature | Pressable Cache Management v6.3.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details | WP Smush v4.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 1M+ |
| Last updated | — | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Pressable Cache Management | Smush · Smush Pro ($) |
| Pros | Flush object cache, Batcache and Edge Cache from admin; Automatic cache flush on updates and content changes; Exclude pages from Batcache and Edge Cache | Bulk and on-upload image compression at no cost; Lazy loading for images and embedded video; Works with common page builders, WooCommerce and caching plugins |
| Cons | Deactivates itself when not on Pressable hosting; Only useful on Pressable infrastructure; Updates come from a GitHub release source | WebP, AVIF, resizing and the image CDN need Smush Pro; Images are sent to the WPMU DEV API for compression |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 3 |
| Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist) | ||
| CDN | — | Yes |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Flush object cache, Batcache flush and storage extension, Exclude pages from Batcache, Automatic cache flush on updates and edits | Bulk compression of the media library, Lazy loading for images and embedded video, WebP and AVIF conversion (Pro) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | WP Rocket, Elementor, Divi, Gravity Forms |
| Other | Pressable platform, GitHub release source, Cloudflare | WPMU DEV Smush API |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | smushpro.wpmudev.com |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |