WordPress plugin comparison

Lightweight Performance Optimizer vs LiteSpeed Cache

Lightweight Performance Optimizer

by Mehul Lakhatariya

10+ installs

LiteSpeed Cache

by LiteSpeed Technologies

7M+ installs4.8

At a glance

LiteSpeed Cache has more active installs: 7M+, against 10+ for Lightweight Performance Optimizer.
On a typical day, LiteSpeed Cache is downloaded about 47,926 times, Lightweight Performance Optimizer about 2.
Lightweight Performance Optimizer has no reviews yet.
LiteSpeed Cache was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Sep 5, 2025 for Lightweight Performance Optimizer.
LiteSpeed Cache resolves more of its support threads: 47% in the last two months, against 0% for Lightweight Performance Optimizer.
LiteSpeed Cache is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Lightweight Performance Optimizer.
LiteSpeed Cache has been around longer: since 2016, against 2025 for Lightweight Performance Optimizer.

LiteSpeed Cache leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightweight Performance Optimizer	LiteSpeed Cache
Popular rank	#33,249	#5
Active installs	10+	7M+
Downloads, last 30 days	38	3.3M
Rating	No ratings	4.8(2.8K)
Support threads resolved	0%	47%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.06	×7.39
Last release	1 year ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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