Redis Object Cache vs WP-Optimize
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| Feature | Redis Object Cache v3.0.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | WP-Optimize v4.7.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 500,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | September 18, 2026 | September 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Redis Object Cache · Object Cache Pro ($) | WP-Optimize · WP-Optimize Premium ($) |
| Pros | Supports several Redis clients, including Relay and PhpRedis; Sentinel and replication configuration in the free version; Status, diagnostics, WP-CLI commands and a flush action in admin | Page, browser and minified-asset caching in the free edition; Database cleanup for revisions, spam, tables and more; Image compression and WebP conversion |
| Cons | Object cache only: no page caching, minification or CDN; Needs a reachable Redis server and PHP client extension or library; Shows upgrade prompts for the paid Object Cache Pro | Unused CSS, Google Fonts hosting and Cloudflare purge are paid; Image compression relies on the reSmush.it service; Many scheduled background jobs run on the site |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist) | ||
| Page cache | No | Yes |
| Browser cache | No | Yes |
| Minify CSS/JS | No | Yes |
| CDN | No | Yes |
| Object cache | Yes | No |
| Database cleanup | No | Yes |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Predis, PhpRedis, Relay and Credis clients, Sentinel and replication settings, WP-CLI redis commands, Dashboard status widget, Admin bar status and flush, Query Monitor collector and output, Hit and miss metrics pruned hourly, Automatic object-cache.php drop-in update, Upgrade prompts for Object Cache Pro | Image compression through reSmush.it, WebP conversion of compressed images, Scheduled page cache preload, 404 error log with daily pruning, Gzip compression test, Spam comment review link, Unused CSS removal ($), Local hosting of Google Fonts ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | Redis server | — |
| Plugins | Query Monitor | — |
| Other | WP-CLI | reSmush.it, checkgzipcompression.com, Cloudflare ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | checkgzipcompression.com, api.resmush.it, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, teamupdraft.com |