LazyLoad by WP Rocket vs WP Fastest Cache
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| Feature | LazyLoad by WP Rocket v2.4.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 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 | 100,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | October 6, 2026 | October 10, 2026 |
| Editions | Lazy Load - Optimize Images | WP Fastest Cache · WP Fastest Cache Premium ($) |
| Pros | Three simple toggles: images, iframes/videos, YouTube thumbnails; Small script with no jQuery dependency; Filters and data-no-lazy attribute for fine-grained exclusions | 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 | Lazy loading only; no caching or file optimisation; Native browser lazy loading only through a code filter; Shows an Imagify promotion notice in the admin | 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 | No | Yes |
| CDN | No | Yes |
| Object cache | No | No |
| Database cleanup | No | Paid |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Lazy load images, Lazy load iframes and videos, Replace YouTube iframes with a preview thumbnail, Lazy load inline background images, Exclusions via data-no-lazy, skip-lazy and filters, Native lazy loading via filter, Disabled on AMP pages | 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 | ||
| Social | YouTube | — |
| Plugins | AMP | — |
| Other | — | Cloudflare |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9 | 5.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | i.ytimg.com | api.cloudflare.com |