Transients Manager vs WP Fastest Cache
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| Feature | Transients Manager v2.0.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 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 | 20,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | October 18, 2024 | October 10, 2026 |
| Editions | Transients Manager | WP Fastest Cache · WP Fastest Cache Premium ($) |
| Pros | View, search, edit and delete transients from Tools; Bulk delete of expired or persistent transients; Toolbar button to pause transient writes | 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 | A developer tool; deleting transients can break features; Shows cross-promotion notices for other plugins; Offers to install other plugins from 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 | — | 2 |
| Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist) | ||
| Page cache | — | Yes |
| Browser cache | — | Yes |
| Minify CSS/JS | — | Yes |
| CDN | — | Yes |
| Object cache | — | No |
| Database cleanup | — | Paid |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | List all transients in the database, Search transients by name, Edit the name, expiration and value of a transient, Bulk delete of expired, persistent or all transients, Toolbar button to pause transient writes, Cross-promotion notices for other plugins | 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 | ||
| Other | WordPress.org plugin directory | Cloudflare |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 | — |
| Tested up to | 6.6 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | api.cloudflare.com |