W3 Total Cache vs WP Rocket | Disable Cache Clearing
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| Feature | W3 Total Cache v2.11.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | WP Rocket | Disable Cache Clearing checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 900,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 20, 2026 | — |
| Editions | W3 Total Cache · W3 Total Cache Pro ($) | WP Rocket | Disable Cache Clearing |
| Pros | Page, browser, object and CDN caching in one plugin; Minification of CSS and JavaScript; Works with many CDN providers in the free code | Stops WP Rocket purging the cache on content and settings changes; Covers WooCommerce variations, Elementor and user changes; Shows a notice on the WP Rocket settings page while active |
| Cons | Large settings area that is easy to misconfigure; Some modules need external cache servers or CDN accounts; Pro upgrade notes appear in the free admin | Pages can stay stale until the cache is purged by hand; Advanced option that depends on WP Rocket internals |
| Mentioned in our posts | 3 | — |
| Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist) | ||
| Page cache | Yes | — |
| Browser cache | Yes | — |
| Minify CSS/JS | Yes | — |
| CDN | Yes | — |
| Object cache | Yes | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Database query caching, Fragment caching for plugins and themes ($), Local usage statistics collection, Pro upgrade notes in the free admin ($), Pro licence check ($) | Disables automatic cache clearing on content and settings changes, Disables cache clearing on user and term changes, Disables cache clearing on Elementor saves, Disables cache clearing after WooCommerce variation saves, Shows a notice on the WP Rocket settings page |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | New Relic | — |
| Storage | BunnyCDN, Google Drive, Rackspace Cloud Files | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | WP Rocket, Elementor |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.bunny.net, identity.api.rackspacecloud.com, api.newrelic.com, closure-compiler.appspot.com, management.core.windows.net | — |