Best performance cache plugins for WordPress
The most popular performance cache plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP-Optimize leads with 1M+ active installs, ahead of Performance Cache (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “performance cache” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 performance cache plugins
- 1.
WP-OptimizeThe most installed performance cache plugin, with 1M+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 2,616 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Performance CacheFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “performance cache”
WP-Optimize
#53by David Anderson / Team Updraft1 month ago
Get caching and more with this powerful cache plugin. Cache, optimize images, clean your database and minify for maximum performance.
- Installs
- 1M+
- Rating
- 4.8(2.6K)
- Downloads
- 6.7K/day
Performance Cache
#73,675by grouponewp26 days ago
Make your website faster by saving a cached copy of it.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day