WP Smush vs WP Super Cache
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| Feature | WP Smush v4.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WP Super Cache v3.1.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | October 20, 2026 | September 30, 2026 |
| Editions | Smush · Smush Pro ($) | WP Super Cache |
| Pros | Bulk and on-upload image compression at no cost; Lazy loading for images and embedded video; Works with common page builders, WooCommerce and caching plugins | Serves cached static HTML, reducing PHP load; Simple and expert modes; Cache preloading and automatic expiry of old files |
| Cons | WebP, AVIF, resizing and the image CDN need Smush Pro; Images are sent to the WPMU DEV API for compression | No CSS or JavaScript minification; Cloudflare or other proxies can make the built-in test report false failures; Object cache support only applies when a persistent object cache is installed |
| Mentioned in our posts | 3 | 2 |
| Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist) | ||
| Page cache | — | Yes |
| Browser cache | — | Yes |
| Minify CSS/JS | — | No |
| CDN | Yes | Yes |
| Object cache | — | Yes |
| Database cleanup | — | No |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Bulk compression of the media library, Lazy loading for images and embedded video, WebP and AVIF conversion (Pro) ($) | Scheduled cache preloading, Scheduled garbage collection of expired cache files, Simple and expert configuration modes, Built-in cache tester |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WP Rocket, Elementor, Divi, Gravity Forms | — |
| Other | WPMU DEV Smush API | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | smushpro.wpmudev.com | — |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |