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WordPress plugin comparison

Smart Varnish vs Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching

At a glance

  • Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching has more active installs: 600+, against 10+ for Smart Varnish.
  • On a typical day, Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching is downloaded about 16 times, Smart Varnish about 1.
  • Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
  • Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching was updated more recently: Oct 21, 2019, against Aug 30, 2016 for Smart Varnish.
  • Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.2.30, against 4.6.0 for Smart Varnish.
  • Smart Varnish has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching.

Line by line

Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

MetricSmart VarnishVarnish/Nginx Proxy Caching
Popular rank#46,914#8,449
Active installs10+600+
Downloads, last 30 days35633
Rating5.0(2)5.0(10)
Support threads resolved––
Tested up to4.6.05.2.30
Search multiplier×0.00×0.00
Last release10 years ago7 years ago
Requires PHP–5.2.4

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