Tests done by WP Hive Test Script
W3 Total Cache
WP Super Cache
W3 Total Cache
WP Super Cache
Memory Usage
lower is better
Tests done by WP Hive Test Script
W3 Total Cache
WP Super Cache
Average Change
- /(front page)
- /wp-admin/edit-comments.php
- /wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category
- /wp-admin/edit.php
- /wp-admin/index.php
- /wp-admin/media-new.php
- /wp-admin/options-discussion.php
- /wp-admin/options-writing.php
- /wp-admin/post-new.php
- /wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page
- /wp-admin/upload.php
+547.83KB
- 463.17
- 512.47
- 510.25
- 528.83
- 517.97
- 507.41
- 507.37
- 507.55
- 818.3
- 817.07
- 512.53
+79.77KB
- 443.35
- 452.01
- 452.46
- 459.33
- 458.68
- 449.62
- 449.58
- 449.76
- 750.04
- 749.37
- 452
Winner: WP Super Cache by Automattic
How WP Hive Tests the Plugins?
All the plugins are tested on the same server with exactly same configuration via test script that automatically activates and logs the data WP Hive shows.
Page Speed
lower is better
Tests done by WP Hive Test Script
W3 Total Cache
WP Super Cache
Average Change
- /(front page)
- /wp-admin/edit-comments.php
- /wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category
- /wp-admin/edit.php
- /wp-admin/index.php
- /wp-admin/media-new.php
- /wp-admin/options-discussion.php
- /wp-admin/options-writing.php
- /wp-admin/post-new.php
- /wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page
- /wp-admin/upload.php
+0.05s
- 0.23
- 0.22
- 0.19
- 0.2
- 0.48
- 0.27
- 0.29
- 0.21
- 1.58
- 0.72
- 0.47
-0.05s
- 0.2
- 0.21
- 0.18
- 0.19
- 0.31
- 0.22
- 0.44
- 0.18
- 0.55
- 0.51
- 0.4
Winner: WP Super Cache by Automattic
Other criteria
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Criteria
W3 Total Cache
WP Super Cache
- Minimal impact on memory usage
- Minimal impact on pagespeed
- No PHP errors, warning, notices
- No Javascript issues
- Optimized database footprint
- No resource errors
- No HTTP errors on loading
- No database error
- WordPress 5.4.2 compatible
- PHP 7.2.16 compatible
- Frequently updated
- Active Users
- Total Downloads
- WordPress.org Rating
- WP Hive Overall Rating
- Support Threads
- Download Plugin
- No problems were detected during tests.
- 1M Active Users
- 52M Downloads
- 52
- Download Plugin
- 1M Active Users
- 55M Downloads
- 4.3
- 4.3
- 26
- Download Plugin
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Awards & Achievements
WP Super Cache
Most Downloaded of All Time
#15 in Most Downloaded of All Time