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

W3 Total Cache vs LiteSpeed Cache - MakeWPFast
W3 Total Cache
A-
900K+ installs · 4.4/5 rating
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Overall Winner
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LiteSpeed Cache
B+
7M+ installs · 4.8/5 rating
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Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricW3 Total CacheLiteSpeed Cache
⚡ Activation TTFB+5 ms+-6 ms
⚡ Activation Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚡ Activation Queries+1+1
🏠 Homepage TTFB+-2 ms+19 ms
🏠 Homepage Memory+0 MB+2 MB
🏠 Homepage Queries+1+3
⚙️ WP Admin TTFB+2 ms+0 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memory+2 MB+2 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queries+7+7

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeatureW3 Total CacheLiteSpeed Cache
Active Installs900K+7.0M+
User Rating4.4/54.8/5
TTFB Impact+4ms+0ms
Memory Impact+0KB+2048KB
Extra DB Queries+1+4
Speed ScoreAA
Tested Up ToWP 6.9.1WP 6.9.1
Requires PHP7.2.57.2
Last Updated2026-01-152025-12-16
Total Downloads61.8M+124.0M+
Verdict
FasterLitespeed-cache
More FeaturesLitespeed-cache
Overall WinnerW3-total-cache
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