Cache plugins are important in WordPress because Caching mechanism is one among of WordPress vital for both user experience as well making sure the hosting running well.
Cache plugins help WordPress site to run with blazing speed as well make sure there is instant connections between dashboard activities with database.
Here are the best WordPress cache plugins based on my experience;
WP Rocket
No doubt WP Rocket is the top in the list, making the WordPress loading with ultra-fastest speed for almost all hosting. This plugin is compatible to all top web servers; Apache, Nginx, and Litespeed. Its configuration is fairly simple with amazing options to boost site loading speed.
Features;
Page level caching: Disk
Third party caching: Cloudflare and other CDNs
Extra caching: Varnish
Optimization: HTML, CSS and Javascripts
Heartbeat controller: Yes
Server Compatibility: Apache, Litespeed and NGinx
Pricing: Pro starts with $37
Object caching: No
W3 Total Cache
This plugin is second on the list with all features even more than WP Rocket. The plugin is the second on WordPress repository with a lot of installs. There are free and paid plugins available with a lot of features based on your pocket, the free one cover all necessary options to boot site speed.
Features;
Page Level caching: Disk, Dedicated and multiple server caching
Third party caching: Both Cloudflare and other CDNs
Extra caching: Varnish
Optimization: HTML, CSS and Javascripts
Heartbeat controller: Yes
Server Compatibility: Apache, Litespeed and Nginx.
Pricing: Free and paid version
Object caching: Memchached and Redis compatibility
Litespeed cache
This is first one in WordPress repository with a lot of installs. Unlike the above plugins, this one works only for Litespeed server which is the currently top for provision with blazing speed with both HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 compatibility, which is the best for both security and speed. This plugin offer also image optimization and it is completely free.
Features;
Page Level caching: Disk
Third party caching: Both Cloudflare and other CDNs
Extra caching: No
Optimization: HTML, CSS and Javascripts
Heartbeat controller: Yes
Server Compatibility: Litespeed
Pricing: Free and paid version
Object caching: Memchached and Redis compatibility
Pricing: Free
WP-Optimize
This is among of the best plugins with a lot of installs in WordPress repository. Just like fastest cache, this one has few configurations which is easy but it needs few configurations depending on themes.
Features;
Page Level caching: Disk
Third party caching: Cloudflare
Extra caching: No
Optimization: HTML, CSS and Javascripts
Heartbeat controller: No
Server Compatibility: Apache, Litespeed and Nginx.
Pricing: Free and paid version
Object caching: No
Pricing: Free and paid version
Fastest cache
This is another best plugin with simple configuration than any other plugins. Just like other plugins, this one is compatible with all servers. The caching mechanism of this plugin is standard which can work with all themes, unlike others which needs some advance configuration to work with some themes.
Features;
Page Level caching: Disk
Third party caching: Both Cloudflare and other CDNs
Extra caching: No
Optimization: HTML, CSS and Javascripts
Heartbeat controller: Yes
Server Compatibility: Apache, Litespeed and Nginx.
Pricing: Free and paid version
Object caching: No
Pricing: Free and paid version
WP Super cache
The cache mechanism of this plugin is the same as Fastest cache, with standard caching system not aggressive as other plugins. This plugin is compatible to all WordPress themes and servers.
Features;
Page Level caching: Disk
Third party caching: CDNs
Extra caching: No
Optimization: HTML, CSS and Javascripts
Heartbeat controller: No
Server Compatibility: Apache, Litespeed and Nginx.
Pricing: Free and paid version
Object caching: No
Pricing: Free
