# LiteSpeed Cache or WP Rocket
Source: https://docs.webgee.com/en/hosting/wordpress/litespeed-cache-vs-wp-rocket-a-comprehensive-comparison-for-our-hosting-environm



Both are page-cache plugins for WordPress. On WebGee hosting, **LiteSpeed
Cache** is the better choice for most sites. Applies to all shared and reseller
hosting, which runs LiteSpeed.

## The difference that decides it [#the-difference-that-decides-it]

**LSCache caches at the server.** LiteSpeed Web Server holds the cached page and
serves it before PHP starts. No WordPress code runs, no database is queried.

**WP Rocket caches at the PHP layer.** A request still starts PHP, loads
WordPress far enough to reach the plugin, and is then served a cached file.

That gap is small on a quiet site and significant under load, because
server-level caching also means fewer PHP processes in use — which matters on
shared hosting, where PHP processes are the resource you run out of first.

## What else LSCache gives you here [#what-else-lscache-gives-you-here]

* **ESI (Edge Side Includes)** — cache a page while leaving parts of it dynamic,
  such as a cart total or a "logged in as" greeting. Without it, any page
  containing personalised content cannot be cached at all.
* **Tag-based purging** — when you edit a post, only the pages affected are
  purged rather than the whole cache.
* **cPanel integration** — enable, disable and flag installations from
  **LiteSpeed Web Cache Manager** without logging into WordPress.
* **QUIC.cloud integration** — see
  [QUIC.cloud or Cloudflare](/en/hosting/wordpress/litespeed-comparing-quic-cloud-and-cloudflare).
* **No licence cost.** LSCache is free and open source; WP Rocket is a paid
  annual subscription.

## Where WP Rocket still makes sense [#where-wp-rocket-still-makes-sense]

It is a well-built plugin with a deliberately smaller set of options, and some
people prefer that — LSCache exposes a great deal of configuration, which is
useful when you need it and confusing when you do not.

It is also server-agnostic. If you manage sites across several hosts and want
one plugin configured the same way everywhere, that consistency has real value,
and you would be trading some performance on LiteSpeed for it.

## Do not run both [#do-not-run-both]

<Callout type="warn">
  Two page caches will conflict. The usual result is not "twice as fast" but
  stale pages, a cache that will not clear, and hours lost working out which
  layer is serving the old content. Uninstall one before installing the other —
  deactivating is not enough, because both write configuration into
  `.htaccess` and `wp-config.php`.
</Callout>

If you are switching, remove WP Rocket first, confirm the site still loads, then
install LSCache.

## Related [#related]

* [Install and enable LiteSpeed Cache](/en/hosting/wordpress/how-do-i-install-and-enable-litespeed-cache)
* [LiteSpeed Cache presets](/en/hosting/wordpress/litespeed-cache-presets-for-wordpress)
* [QUIC.cloud or Cloudflare](/en/hosting/wordpress/litespeed-comparing-quic-cloud-and-cloudflare)