WordPress plugin comparison
Breeze Cache vs Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching
Breeze Cache
by Cloudways
300K+ installs3.6
Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching
by Razvan Stanga
600+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Breeze Cache has more active installs: 300K+, against 600+ for Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching.
- On a typical day, Breeze Cache is downloaded about 7,888 times, Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching about 16.
- Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 3.6 from 134 reviews.
- Breeze Cache was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 21, 2019 for Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching.
- Breeze Cache is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching.
- Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Breeze Cache.
Line by line
Breeze Cache leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Breeze Cache | Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #163 | #8,449 |
| Active installs | 300K+ | 600+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 514.1K | 633 |
| Rating | 3.6(134) | 5.0(10) |
| Support threads resolved | 53% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×2.31 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 7 days ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.2.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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