Jetpack Boost vs LiteSpeed Cache
Updated 5 Oct 2026. 25 features compared side by side.
Automattic's one-click speed plugin: page cache, critical CSS, deferred JS, concatenation and an image CDN. Paid tier automates critical CSS.
Free server-level cache and optimisation suite from LiteSpeed Technologies; full-page caching needs a LiteSpeed web server or QUIC.cloud CDN.
Choose Jetpack Boost if…
- Non-technical site owners and Jetpack users who want a few safe, high-impact speed optimisations with minimal configuration
Choose LiteSpeed Cache if…
- You need remove unused CSS and browser caching rules
- You also want cache preloading and object cache
- You want the more complete feature set (94/100 vs 49/100)
- You prefer the more widely used option
LiteSpeed Cache has 11 that Jetpack Boost lacks, including Browser caching rules, Cache preloading and Object cache. Both include 12 of the 25 features we track. 1 feature is not yet verified for one or both plugins.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Jetpack Boost LiteSpeed CacheCaching3/88/8
Disk-based static page cache for logged-out visitors.
Free full-page cache, but only on LiteSpeed/OpenLiteSpeed servers or via QUIC.cloud CDN.
Does not manage browser cache headers.
Browser cache rules for static files work on any server.
No cache preloading; pages cache on first visit.
Sitemap-driven crawler warms the cache; requires a LiteSpeed server.
No Redis/Memcached integration.
Connects to Memcached, LSMCD or Redis for object caching.
No separate mobile cache.
Separate desktop and mobile cache variations on LiteSpeed servers.
Honours DONOTCACHEPAGE, which WooCommerce sets on cart/checkout; URL exclusions too.
Cart, Checkout and My Account pages are excluded from cache by default.
Works on most hosts; cache toggle hidden where the host runs its own page cache.
Optimisation tools run anywhere; page cache needs LiteSpeed server or QUIC.cloud CDN.
No documentation found on multisite network support.
Supports multisite networks with network-level settings.
CSS & JavaScript5/77/7
Concatenate and minify CSS and JS modules.
Minifies CSS, JS and HTML, including inline code.
Concatenates JS and CSS files to reduce requests.
CSS Combine and JS Combine, optionally including external and inline code.
Defers non-essential JavaScript until after load.
Load JS Deferred with a Deferred or Delayed mode and exclusion lists.
No unused CSS removal.
Generate UCSS creates per-page used CSS via QUIC.cloud (free quota).
Manual generation free; automatic regeneration on paid plan.
Load CSS Asynchronously generates critical CSS via QUIC.cloud.
No font optimisation module.
Font-display swap, async Google Fonts loading or removing Google Fonts.
Prerenders Cornerstone Pages and optimises LCP images; no manual hint controls.
DNS prefetch and DNS preconnect lists; no general resource preload setting.
Media & delivery3/76/7
Lazy-load module deprecated; relies on WordPress native lazy loading.
Lazy loads images and iframes with placeholders, LQIP and exclusions.
Image CDN resizes and compresses images; quality controls on paid plan.
Lossless/lossy compression processed by QUIC.cloud within a free monthly quota.
Image CDN serves modern formats such as WebP.
QUIC.cloud image service can generate and serve WebP and AVIF versions.
No option to rewrite assets to a third-party CDN.
Multiple CDN mapping to rewrite static asset URLs.
No Cloudflare integration.
Cloudflare API settings for purging and development mode.
No video embed placeholder feature.
Iframes can be lazy loaded, but there is no YouTube thumbnail facade option.
Jetpack-run Image CDN for images only, free.
QUIC.cloud CDN from the same vendor has a free plan; paid usage-based tier for more PoPs.
Housekeeping1/33/3
No database cleanup.
Database cleaner removes revisions, drafts, spam, transients and optimises tables.
No Heartbeat control.
Toolbox controls Heartbeat on frontend, backend and editor separately.
wp jetpack-boost commands to toggle modules and manage connection.
wp litespeed-database commands clean posts, comments, transients and optimise tables.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
Jetpack Boost Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Free | Free per year, Unlimited |
| Boost | $239.40 per year, 1 site |
LiteSpeed Cache Free
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| LiteSpeed Cache plugin | Free lifetime, Unlimited |
| QUIC.cloud Free | Free per month, 1 site |
Downloads trend
Jetpack Boost
19,040 downloads last week
LiteSpeed Cache
378,958 downloads last week
Verdict
LiteSpeed Cache scores higher on our feature checklist (94/100 against 49/100) and includes remove unused CSS, browser caching rules and cache preloading that Jetpack Boost does not. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Jetpack Boost: not included. LiteSpeed Cache: included. Generate UCSS creates per-page used CSS via QUIC.cloud (free quota).
Jetpack Boost: not included. LiteSpeed Cache: included. Browser cache rules for static files work on any server.
Jetpack Boost: not included. LiteSpeed Cache: included. Sitemap-driven crawler warms the cache; requires a LiteSpeed server.
Jetpack Boost: not included. LiteSpeed Cache: included. Connects to Memcached, LSMCD or Redis for object caching.
Jetpack Boost: not included. LiteSpeed Cache: included. Lazy loads images and iframes with placeholders, LQIP and exclusions.
Jetpack Boost: not included. LiteSpeed Cache: included. Multiple CDN mapping to rewrite static asset URLs.
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FAQ
Which is better, Jetpack Boost or LiteSpeed Cache?
LiteSpeed Cache scores higher on our feature checklist (94/100 against 49/100) and includes remove unused CSS, browser caching rules and cache preloading that Jetpack Boost does not. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
LiteSpeed Cache includes 24 of the 25 features we track, against 12 for Jetpack Boost. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is Jetpack Boost free?
Jetpack Boost has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $239.40/yr.
Is LiteSpeed Cache free?
LiteSpeed Cache has a free version on WordPress.org.
Feature data last changed 5 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit to Jetpack Boost or LiteSpeed Cache. Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no cost to you; it never affects our data or rankings.