W3 Total Cache vs LiteSpeed Cache

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

W3 Total Cache

by BoldGrid

Health A94

LiteSpeed Cache

by LiteSpeed Technologies

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

W3 Total Cache LiteSpeed Cache

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	W3 Total Cache	LiteSpeed Cache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	900K–1M	7M–8M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 94 ✓	A · 90
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	96/100 ✓	66/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.39★	4.78★ ✓
Reviews	5,420 ✓	2,764
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	92/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7d ago ✓	20d ago
Downloads · 30d	1.2M	2.5M ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

W3 Total Cache LiteSpeed Cache

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.