LiteSpeed Cache vs A2 Optimized WP – Turbocharge and… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
A2 Optimized WP – Turbocharge and…
70K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, LiteSpeed Cache has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 2,726 reviews) and leads in active installations (7.0M+ vs 70K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. LiteSpeed Cache has accumulated 129M+ total downloads while A2 Optimized WP – Turbocharge and… has 2.0M+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | LiteSpeed Cache | A2 Optimized WP – Turbocharge and… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ◄ | 3.1/5 |
| Total Reviews | 2,726 | ◄ | 43 |
| Active Installs | 7.0M+ | ◄ | 70K+ |
| Total Downloads | 129M+ | ◄ | 2.0M+ |
| Support Resolution | 70% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 days ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2015 | |
| Age | 10 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.3+ | false+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.2+ | 7.0+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.8.1 | 3.0.13 |
Rating Breakdown
LiteSpeed Cache
A2 Optimized WP – Turbocharge and…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, LiteSpeed Cache averaged approximately 131,825 daily downloads while A2 Optimized WP – Turbocharge and… averaged 65.
Recent Reviews
LiteSpeed Cache Reviews
Fast & Smooth
Site speed improved a lot after using this. Easy setup n great caching options. Pages load way faster now. really happy with it tbh 👍
BEST CACHE PLUGIN – enterprise performance, features, reliability
I’ve been using LiteSpeed server for over 10 years, LiteSpeed cache for nearly 10 years (almost since the beginning). They keep developing and innovating, nothing else even comes close.
Works great with Hostinger
Works great with Hostinger. I’ve had to toy with a few of the settings to get the optimized results I was looking for but that was easy to do.
A2 Optimized WP – Turbocharge and… Reviews
Yikes
Broke any site I used it on. Great concept, poorly executed
1 critical issue: Autoloaded options could affect performance Performance
“Your site has 880 autoloaded options (size: 6 MB) in the options table, which could cause your site to be slow.” Query check: SELECT option_name, length(option_value) AS option_value_length FRO
A2 Optimize – A2 Turbo Hub
The A2 Optimize plugin is fundamentally a good idea but very poorly coded with numerous bugs and inconsistencies. It also seems to have significant incompatibilities with A2 TurboHub which leads to en
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