WordPress plugin comparison
MemcacheD Is Your Friend vs SpeedyCache
MemcacheD Is Your Friend
by Jeffrey Schutzman
1K+ installs4.5
SpeedyCache
by Softaculous
500K+ installs4.4
At a glance
- SpeedyCache has more active installs: 500K+, against 1K+ for MemcacheD Is Your Friend.
- On a typical day, SpeedyCache is downloaded about 1,573 times, MemcacheD Is Your Friend about 13.
- MemcacheD Is Your Friend is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.4 from 30 reviews.
- SpeedyCache was updated more recently: Oct 8, 2026, against Mar 30, 2015 for MemcacheD Is Your Friend.
- SpeedyCache is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for MemcacheD Is Your Friend.
- MemcacheD Is Your Friend has been around longer: since 2015, against 2023 for SpeedyCache.
Line by line
SpeedyCache leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | MemcacheD Is Your Friend | SpeedyCache |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #6,048 | #117 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 500K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 317 | 62.1K |
| Rating | 4.5(8) | 4.4(30) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.42 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
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