WP Fastest Cache vs WP-Optimize
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| Feature | WP Fastest Cache v1.5.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 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 | 1M+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | October 10, 2026 | September 21, 2026 |
| Editions | WP Fastest Cache · WP Fastest Cache Premium ($) | WP-Optimize · WP-Optimize Premium ($) |
| Pros | 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 | Page, browser and minified-asset caching in the free edition; Database cleanup for revisions, spam, tables and more; Image compression and WebP conversion |
| Cons | Database cleanup, mobile cache and advanced minification are Premium only; Cache and browser rules are written to .htaccess files | 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist) | ||
| Page cache | Yes | Yes |
| Browser cache | Yes | Yes |
| Minify CSS/JS | Yes | Yes |
| CDN | Yes | Yes |
| Object cache | No | No |
| Database cleanup | Paid | Yes |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 | 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 | ||
| Other | Cloudflare | reSmush.it, checkgzipcompression.com, Cloudflare ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.cloudflare.com | checkgzipcompression.com, api.resmush.it, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, teamupdraft.com |