{"id":663,"date":"2026-11-08T23:13:24","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T22:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benchnode.net\/free-wp-rocket-alternative\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T23:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T22:13:51","slug":"free-wp-rocket-alternative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benchnode.net\/en\/free-wp-rocket-alternative\/","title":{"rendered":"A Free Alternative to WP Rocket: How Close You Can Get (Measured)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<aside class=\"bn-hinweis\" role=\"note\"><strong>In short<\/strong><p>Three free building blocks got as far as WP Rocket in our test: WP Super Cache in Expert mode, Autoptimize and locally hosted Google Fonts. Mobile LCP came in at 3.79 seconds, compared with 3.91 for WP Rocket. That\u2019s a tie, not a win. The fonts are the key piece: without them, the free combination stayed at 4.52 seconds.<\/p><\/aside>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The results<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>No cache plugin<\/th><th>Super Cache + Autoptimize<\/th><th>Super Cache + local fonts<\/th><th>Super Cache + Autoptimize + local fonts<\/th><th>WP Rocket recommended<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Server response<\/td><td>651 ms<\/td><td>333 ms<\/td><td>293 ms<\/td><td>275 ms<\/td><td>412 ms<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>LCP mobile<\/td><td>4.36 s<\/td><td>4.52 s<\/td><td>3.93 s<\/td><td>3.79 s<\/td><td>3.91 s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>LCP desktop<\/td><td>1.33 s<\/td><td>1.11 s<\/td><td>0.91 s<\/td><td>0.88 s<\/td><td>0.85 s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>First paint mobile (FCP)<\/td><td>2.02 s<\/td><td>2.05 s<\/td><td>1.39 s<\/td><td>1.62 s<\/td><td>1.32 s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lighthouse mobile<\/td><td>83<\/td><td>82<\/td><td>87<\/td><td>88<\/td><td>88<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lighthouse desktop<\/td><td>94<\/td><td>98<\/td><td>99<\/td><td>99<\/td><td>99<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Page size mobile<\/td><td>708 KB<\/td><td>628 KB<\/td><td>829 KB<\/td><td>750 KB<\/td><td>730 KB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Requests mobile<\/td><td>67<\/td><td>49<\/td><td>64<\/td><td>44<\/td><td>35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Third-party requests<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/benchnode.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/wka-diagramm1-en-9ffc140c-1024x424.png\" alt=\"Bar chart: mobile LCP without a cache plugin 4.36 s, free combination without local fonts 4.52 s, with local fonts 3.79 s, WP Rocket 3.91 s\" class=\"wp-image-662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benchnode.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/wka-diagramm1-en-9ffc140c-1024x424.png 1024w, https:\/\/benchnode.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/wka-diagramm1-en-9ffc140c-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/benchnode.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/wka-diagramm1-en-9ffc140c-768x318.png 768w, https:\/\/benchnode.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/wka-diagramm1-en-9ffc140c.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mobile load time: with local fonts, the free combination is level with WP Rocket.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The differences between the three setups with local fonts are smaller than the variation between individual runs. With Autoptimize and local fonts, the 5 runs ranged from 3.50 to 4.82 seconds. With WP Rocket they ranged from 3.85 to 4.34 seconds. So there\u2019s no winner here.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Worth noting: WP Super Cache plus local fonts alone reached 3.93 seconds, with no Autoptimize at all. If you want to keep things simple, you can skip the second plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to set up the free stack<\/h2>\n\n\n<aside class=\"bn-hinweis bn-hinweis--achtung\" role=\"note\"><strong><svg class=\"bn-hinweis__icon\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M10.3 3.9 1.8 18.2A2 2 0 0 0 3.5 21h17a2 2 0 0 0 1.7-2.8L13.7 3.9a2 2 0 0 0-3.4 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><path d=\"M12 9v5\" stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"17.3\" r=\"1.3\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg>Watch out: order matters<\/strong><p>Switch the fonts first and visit your site once before you turn on the page cache. Otherwise, in our test, the cache saved a version where Elementor\u2019s CSS was still missing, and the page looked unstyled.<\/p><\/aside>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Load Google Fonts locally<\/h3>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the WordPress menu, click <strong>Elementor<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n<li>On the left, under <strong>Editor<\/strong>, open <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n<li>On the <strong>Performance<\/strong> tab, set <strong>Load Google Fonts Locally<\/strong> to <strong>Enable<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n<li>Save, then visit your home page once.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Background and measurements are in <a href=\"https:\/\/benchnode.net\/en\/host-google-fonts-locally\/\">how to host Google Fonts locally<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. WP Super Cache<\/h3>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Install and activate the WP Super Cache plugin.<\/li>\n\n<li>Open <strong>Settings \u2192 WP Super Cache<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n<li>On the <strong>Easy<\/strong> tab, select <strong>Caching On<\/strong> and click <strong>Update Status<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n<li>On the <strong>Advanced<\/strong> tab, tick <strong>Enable Caching<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n<li>Under <strong>Cache Delivery Method<\/strong>, select <strong>Expert<\/strong> and click <strong>Update Status<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n<li>Further down, click <strong>Update Mod_Rewrite Rules<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<aside class=\"bn-hinweis bn-hinweis--achtung\" role=\"note\"><strong><svg class=\"bn-hinweis__icon\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M10.3 3.9 1.8 18.2A2 2 0 0 0 3.5 21h17a2 2 0 0 0 1.7-2.8L13.7 3.9a2 2 0 0 0-3.4 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><path d=\"M12 9v5\" stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"17.3\" r=\"1.3\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg>Watch out<\/strong><p>Expert mode changes the <code>.htaccess<\/code> file in your site\u2019s root folder, so back it up first. If your hosting doesn\u2019t run Apache, choose <strong>Simple<\/strong> under <strong>Cache Delivery Method<\/strong> instead.<\/p><\/aside>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Autoptimize (optional)<\/h3>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Install and activate the Autoptimize plugin.<\/li>\n\n<li>Open <strong>Settings \u2192 Autoptimize<\/strong>, tab <strong>JS, CSS &amp; HTML<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n<li>Tick <strong>Optimize JavaScript Code?<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n<li>Instead of <strong>Aggregate JS-files?<\/strong>, choose <strong>Do not aggregate but defer?<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n<li>Tick <strong>Optimize CSS Code?<\/strong> and <strong>Aggregate CSS-files?<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save Changes and Empty Cache<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n<li>On the <strong>Images<\/strong> tab, tick <strong>Lazy-load images?<\/strong> and save.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then check your menu, sliders, forms and popups. Everything worked for us. Combining JavaScript did hurt in our test, though: mobile LCP rose to 5.24 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you give up compared with WP Rocket<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Everything in one place:<\/strong> you\u2019re looking after two plugins and an Elementor setting.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Removing unused CSS:<\/strong> neither plugin did that in our setup. WP Rocket needed 35 requests on mobile, the free combination 44.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Cache preloading:<\/strong> we didn\u2019t test this for the free stack.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Support:<\/strong> with the free plugins, you rely on the public forums.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Server response time, on the other hand, favors the free stack: 275 milliseconds instead of 412.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll find the full comparison in <a href=\"https:\/\/benchnode.net\/en\/caching-plugins-elementor-comparison\/\">caching plugins for Elementor compared<\/a>. If you go with WP Rocket: <a href=\"https:\/\/benchnode.net\/en\/wp-rocket-elementor-settings\/\">how to set up WP Rocket for Elementor<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For the technically curious: test setup and raw data<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lab:<\/strong> WordPress 7.1.4, PHP 8.4, Hello Elementor 3.5.2, Elementor 4.3.6, Elementor Pro 4.3.2, shared hosting at All-Inkl with Apache. <a href=\"https:\/\/benchnode.net\/en\/methodology\/\">Methodology<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Plugins:<\/strong> WP Super Cache 3.1.5, Autoptimize 3.1.17, WP Rocket 3.24.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Measurement:<\/strong> Server time with curl, 15 requests. Lighthouse 5 runs each on mobile and desktop, median. In every setup, a function test, screenshots of home page, menu and popup, and a check that the page came from the cache.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Cross-check:<\/strong> We measured Autoptimize without local fonts twice: 4.52 and 4.45 seconds on mobile.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Limits:<\/strong> One test page, one server, one evening. On a site with different fonts, or no Google Fonts at all, the effect will differ.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Raw data:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/benchnode.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/benchnode-downloads\/caching-plugins-elementor-rohdaten.csv\">caching-plugins-elementor-rohdaten.csv<\/a>. Measured on 8 November 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WP Super Cache, Autoptimize and locally hosted Google Fonts matched WP Rocket in our test: 3.79 instead of 3.91 seconds LCP on mobile. 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