Skip to content

Best Caching & CDN plugins for WordPress

Categories Performance

Plugins that accelerate site delivery through page caching, edge caching, content delivery networks, and cache management.

Read from 131,237 plugin records - figures refreshed 10 minutes ago

130 Plugins classified here Out of the plugins that have been through the classifier so far
14.9M Combined active installs Summed across the published bands, so read it as an order of magnitude
4.61 Average rating Across the 121 here that carry a rating at all

The plugins

Plugins in Caching & CDN

Ranked by active installs; plugins in the same published band share a rank. Each page has a maintenance check and the alternatives.

#1

LiteSpeed Cache

litespeed-cache 7M installs · 4.8 stars
#2

Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin

sg-cachepress 1M installs · 4.2 stars
#2

WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin

wp-fastest-cache 1M installs · 4.9 stars
#2

WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance

wp-optimize 1M installs · 4.8 stars
#2

WP Super Cache

wp-super-cache 1M installs · 4.3 stars
#6

W3 Total Cache

w3-total-cache 900K installs · 4.4 stars
#7

Redis Object Cache

redis-cache 500K installs · 4.5 stars
#7

SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance

speedycache 500K installs · 4.4 stars
#9

Breeze Cache

breeze 300K installs · 3.6 stars
#10

Cloudflare

cloudflare 200K installs · 3.5 stars
#10

Nginx Helper

nginx-helper 200K installs · 4.4 stars
#10

Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization

optimole-wp 200K installs · 4.7 stars
#13

Aruba HiSpeed Cache

aruba-hispeed-cache 100K installs · 3.0 stars
#13

Cache Enabler

cache-enabler 100K installs · 4.3 stars
#15

NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization

nitropack 90K installs · 4.3 stars
#16

Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN

hummingbird-performance 70K installs · 4.7 stars
#16

Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals

wp-cloudflare-page-cache 70K installs · 4.8 stars
#18

10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer

tenweb-speed-optimizer 60K installs · 4.6 stars
#19

Seraphinite Accelerator

seraphinite-accelerator 50K installs · 4.8 stars
#19

Proxy Cache Purge

varnish-http-purge 50K installs · 4.4 stars
#21

Clear Cache for Me

clear-cache-for-widgets 40K installs · 4.8 stars
#21

Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer

clearfy 40K installs · 4.7 stars
#23

SpinupWP

spinupwp 30K installs · 5.0 stars
#24

Comet Cache

comet-cache 20K installs · 4.4 stars
#24

Docket Cache – Object Cache Accelerator

docket-cache 20K installs · 4.9 stars
#24

LWS Optimize – All-in-One Speed Booster & Cache Tools

lws-optimize 20K installs · 4.6 stars
#27

APCu Manager

apcu-manager 10K installs · 4.6 stars
#27

bunny.net – WordPress CDN Plugin

bunnycdn 10K installs · 3.1 stars
#27

CDN Enabler

cdn-enabler 10K installs · 4.1 stars
#27

CLP Varnish Cache

clp-varnish-cache 10K installs · 5.0 stars
#27

ezCache

ezcache 10K installs · 4.6 stars
#27

Instant Back/Forward

nocache-bfcache 10K installs · 5.0 stars
#27

Pantheon Advanced Page Cache

pantheon-advanced-page-cache 10K installs · 5.0 stars
#27

Server-Side Cache AutoPurge

server-side-cache-autopurge 10K installs · 4.2 stars
#27

ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization

shortpixel-adaptive-images 10K installs · 4.8 stars
#27

SQLite Object Cache

sqlite-object-cache 10K installs · 5.0 stars
#27

Use Google Libraries

use-google-libraries 10K installs · 4.4 stars
#27

WP REST Cache

wp-rest-cache 10K installs · 4.9 stars
#27

xSpeed Cache: AI-Powered Performance Hub with MCP, Caching & CDN

xspeed 10K installs · 5.0 stars
#40

Cachify

cachify 9K installs · 4.7 stars
#40

Nginx Cache

nginx-cache 9K installs · 4.6 stars
#40

WP Redis

wp-redis 9K installs · 4.7 stars
#43

Autoclear Autoptimize Cache

autoclear-autoptimize-cache 8K installs · 5.0 stars
#44

Hyper Cache

hyper-cache 7K installs · 4.5 stars
#45

Swift Performance Lite

swift-performance-lite 6K installs · 3.6 stars
#45

Clear All Cache for WP Super Cache

wp-super-cache-clear-cache-menu 6K installs · 3.1 stars
#47

LWSCache

lwscache 5K installs · 5.0 stars
#47

Object Cache 4 everyone

object-cache-4-everyone 5K installs · 4.2 stars
#47

Pods Alternative Cache

pods-alternative-cache 5K installs · 4.3 stars
#47

PageSpeed Ninja – Cache, Minify, Defer CSS JavaScript, Critical CSS, Optimize Images, Convert WebP

psn-pagespeed-ninja 5K installs · 4.5 stars
#47

WPGraphQL Smart Cache

wpgraphql-smart-cache 5K installs · 5.0 stars
#52

Automatic Cache Flusher for W3 Total Cache

automatic-cache-flusher-for-w3-total-cache 4K installs · 5.0 stars
#52

FastPixel Cache – Optimize Page Speed: Compress Images, Minify, Clean Database & CDN

fastpixel-website-accelerator 4K installs · 4.8 stars
#52

FlyWP Helper – Page Cache, Page Optimization, Emails for FlyWP Server Control Panel

flywp 4K installs · 5.0 stars
#52

BerqWP – All-In-One Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS & JavaScript

searchpro 4K installs · 4.3 stars
#52

Solid Performance – Your No-Code Caching, Performance, & Page Speed Solution

solid-performance 4K installs · 4.3 stars
#52

Surge

surge 4K installs · 4.9 stars
#52

WP-Stateless – Google Cloud Storage

wp-stateless 4K installs · 3.9 stars
#59

atec Cache APCu

atec-cache-apcu 3K installs · 4.9 stars
#59

C3 Cloudfront Cache Controller

c3-cloudfront-clear-cache 3K installs · 4.3 stars
#59

Ergonet Cache

ergonet-varnish-cache 3K installs · 5.0 stars
#59

Fresh Forms for Gravity

fresh-forms-for-gravity 3K installs · 4.7 stars
#59

Powered Cache – Caching and Optimization for WordPress – Easily Improve PageSpeed & Web Vitals Score

powered-cache 3K installs · 4.8 stars
#59

WPBase Cache

wpbase-cache 3K installs · 5.0 stars
#65

Speed Kit

baqend 2K installs · 4.0 stars
#65

DB Cache Reloaded Fix

db-cache-reloaded-fix 2K installs · 4.3 stars
#65

Falcon – Cache, Performance, Security, Cleanup, and Tweaks

falcon 2K installs · 5.0 stars
#65

Flying Images: Optimize and Lazy Load Images for Faster Page Speed

nazy-load 2K installs · 4.8 stars
#65

DietPress

wpo-tweaks 2K installs · 5.0 stars
#65

WPSpeed – WordPress Speed, Cache & Performance Optimization (Core Web Vitals, PageSpeed 100)

wpspeed 2K installs · 4.9 stars
#71

App for Cloudflare®

app-for-cf 1K installs · 4.7 stars
#71

BB Delete cache

bb-delete-cache 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#71

Cache-Control

cache-control 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#71

Cache Warmer

cache-warmer 1K installs · 4.8 stars
#71

Offload, AI & Optimize with Cloudflare Images

cf-images 1K installs · 4.9 stars
#71

Clear Cache Everywhere

clear-cache-everywhere 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#71

Easy Optimizer – PageSpeed, Cache & Core Web Vitals (Unused CSS, Delay JS, Lazy Load)

easy-optimizer 1K installs · 4.6 stars
#71

Fastcache by Host.it

fastcache-by-host-it 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#71

Fastly

fastly 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#71

Hestia Nginx Cache

hestia-nginx-cache 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#71

If Modified Since

if-modified-since 1K installs · 3.7 stars
#71

ImageKit – URL based image manipulation and optimization

imagekit 1K installs · 4.7 stars
#71

Nginx Cache Controller

nginx-champuru 1K installs · 4.7 stars
#71

Offload Media – Cloud Storage

offload-media-cloud-storage 1K installs · 4.4 stars
#71

Purge Varnish Cache

purge-varnish 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#71

Servebolt Optimizer

servebolt-optimizer 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#71

Simple Cache

simple-cache 1K installs · 4.2 stars
#71

Super Light Cache Buster

super-light-cache-buster 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#71

The Cache Purger

the-cache-purger 1K installs · 4.5 stars
#71

TNC Toolbox: Web Performance

tnc-toolbox 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#91

Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN – Sirv

sirv 900 installs · 4.9 stars
#92

GoCache

gocache-cdn 800 installs · 5.0 stars
#92

Infinite Uploads – Offload, Optimize & Organize Your Media Library

infinite-uploads 800 installs · 4.4 stars
#92

WPTurbo -WordPress性能优化插件

wpturbo 800 installs
#95

Speed Up – Browser Caching

speed-up-browser-caching 700 installs · 5.0 stars
#96

RapidLoad AI – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically

unusedcss 600 installs · 4.2 stars
#97

Cache control by Cacholong

cache-control-by-cacholong 500 installs
#97

Shift8 CDN

shift8-cdn 500 installs · 4.4 stars
#99

WPAdmin AWS CDN

aws-cdn-by-wpadmin 400 installs · 4.7 stars
#99

Cache Using Gzip

cache-using-gzip 400 installs · 5.0 stars
#99

Gumlet – Image optimization with Resize, Compression, Lazy load, Caching & CDN delivery

gumlet 400 installs · 4.4 stars
#99

Sync Cache for SpinupWP and Perfmatters

sync-cache-spinupwp-perfmatters 400 installs · 5.0 stars
#99

xneelo Helper

xneelo-helper 400 installs · 5.0 stars
#104

Object Cache for APCu – ZapCu

apcu-object-cache 300 installs
#104

Auto Clear Cache For Elementor

auto-clear-cache-for-elementor 300 installs
#104

Cleavr Clear Cache

cleavr-clear-cache 300 installs · 5.0 stars
#104

NextGenThemes jsDelivr CDN

nextgenthemes-jsdelivr-this 300 installs · 5.0 stars
#108

Cloudflare Image Resizing – Optimize & Accelerate Your Images

cf-image-resizing 200 installs · 4.5 stars
#108

Cloudimage

cloudimage 200 installs · 4.4 stars
#108

Content No Cache | Serve uncached partial content even when you add it to a page that is fully cached.

content-no-cache 200 installs · 5.0 stars
#108

Nginx Cache Purge Preload

fastcgi-cache-purge-and-preload-nginx 200 installs · 5.0 stars
#108

PageSpeed Module

kagg-pagespeed-module 200 installs · 4.5 stars
#108

Tiles Proxy for OpenStreetMap

osm-tiles-proxy 200 installs
#108

Perform – Optimize Performance

perform 200 installs · 5.0 stars
#108

Publitio Offloading

publitio-offloading 200 installs · 5.0 stars
#108

WP Performance

wp-performance 200 installs · 4.9 stars
#108

WSA – Website Accelerator Cache Purge

wsa-cachepurge 200 installs · 5.0 stars
#108

Yctvn Media Offload for Cloudflare R2

yctvn-media-offload-cloudflare-r2 200 installs · 5.0 stars
#119

AZKA Uncache My Cache

azka-uncache-my-cache 100 installs
#119

Cache by Folium

cache-performance 100 installs · 4.2 stars
#119

Cacheability

cacheability 100 installs
#119

Flush Transients

flush-transients 100 installs · 5.0 stars
#119

Media Stream (Bunny Stream Video Offload)

media-stream 100 installs · 4.3 stars
#119

Preload Fullpage Cache

preload-fullpage-cache 100 installs · 5.0 stars
#119

RocketCDN – WordPress CDN Plugin

rocketcdn 100 installs · 3.0 stars
#119

SpeedyGo

speedy-go 100 installs · 5.0 stars
#119

Super Preloader for Cloudflare

super-preloader-for-cloudflare 100 installs · 5.0 stars
#119

Webreact integration for SpinupWP and Cloudflare

webreact-integration-for-spinupwp-cloudflare 100 installs
#119

WP Optimizer – PageSpeed, Cache, Minify & Core Web Vitals

wp-optimizer 100 installs · 3.0 stars
#119

wp-sacloud-webaccel

wp-sacloud-webaccel 100 installs

This grouping does not exist anywhere else

The directory sorts plugins by tags their authors typed. This is what a model reading each plugin produced instead - and the method page says how consistent that is.