LiteSpeed Cache vs W3 Total Cache: Which Is Faster for WordPress?

LiteSpeed Cache vs W3 Total Cache — Performance Comparison - MakeWPFast
LiteSpeed Cache
B+
7M+ installs · 4.8/5 rating
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VS
W3 Total Cache
A-
900K+ installs · 4.4/5 rating
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Overall Winner
Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricLiteSpeed CacheW3 Total Cache
⚡ Activation TTFB+-6 ms+5 ms
⚡ Activation Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚡ Activation Queries+1+1
🏠 Homepage TTFB+19 ms+-2 ms
🏠 Homepage Memory+2 MB+0 MB
🏠 Homepage Queries+3+1
⚙️ WP Admin TTFB+0 ms+2 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memory+2 MB+2 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queries+7+7
Verdict
FasterW3-total-cache
Overall WinnerW3-total-cache

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