COMPARISON · CHECKED 8 OCTOBER 2026
Novra Cache
vs WP Super Cache
WP Super Cache is a free, focused page cache from Automattic. Novra Cache adds everything after the page cache: CSS/JS, images, fonts, scripts, database and Cloudflare.
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We make Novra Cache. We compared Novra Cache 1.0.0 with WP Super Cache 3.1.4 using both plugins' code (WP Super Cache 3.1.4 from WordPress.org) and their public pages, checked 8 October 2026. This is a feature comparison, not a speed benchmark.
The short answer
Free, or paid once. WP Super Cache costs $0 and has no Pro version. Novra Cache is a one-time license ($79 to $399) with updates for the life of the license. If a page cache is all you need, WP Super Cache costs you nothing.
Everything after the page cache. WP Super Cache stops at the page cache and recommends Jetpack Boost for optimizations beyond caching. Novra Cache adds minify, Delay JavaScript, automatic Remove Unused CSS, lazy loading, local fonts and a Script Manager in the same plugin.
Images and fonts on your own server. Novra Cache makes WebP and AVIF images on your own server, lazy loads images, iframes and YouTube previews, and hosts Google Fonts locally. WP Super Cache has none of these.
Gentler on Cloudflare and NGINX. Novra Cache clears only the pages that changed in Cloudflare and clears your NGINX FastCGI cache. WP Super Cache has no Cloudflare or NGINX cache integration.
Ready for shops. Novra Cache skips the cache for shoppers with items in the cart and refreshes products when stock changes. WP Super Cache has no WooCommerce-specific rules in its code and relies on WooCommerce's own no-cache flag for cart and checkout.
Where WP Super Cache leads: it is free, made by Automattic, on WordPress.org since 2007 with 1+ million active installations, starts with one switch, has an Expert mode, CDN URL rewriting, multisite support and more options for logged-in users. Details below.
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Feature by feature
Green rows first: these are the jobs Novra Cache does that WP Super Cache doesn't include. Then the features both share. What WP Super Cache does better has its own section.
✓ included · ✗ not included or not documented · Notes in grey
Where Novra Cache gives you more
| What you get | Novra Cache | WP Super Cache |
|---|---|---|
| Minify CSS and JavaScript | ✓ Both, with exclusions | ✗ Not included · it recommends Jetpack Boost for optimizations beyond caching |
| JavaScript: defer and delay | ✓ Defer, plus Delay JavaScript for all scripts except the ones you exclude. Click replay, quick exclusions, and a safe mode for Delay JavaScript that lets you test as a logged-in admin first | ✗ Not included |
| Remove Unused CSS | ✓ Automatic, per page. Uses our service, needs an active license | ✗ Not included |
| Critical CSS | ✓ Manual critical CSS with asynchronous loading | ✗ Not included · it recommends Jetpack Boost |
| WebP and AVIF made on your own server | ✓ AVIF and WebP with a fallback for older browsers, bulk for your Media Library, on for new uploads | ✗ Not included |
| Lazy loading for iframes and YouTube previews | ✓ Images, iframes, CSS backgrounds, YouTube preview, with your main image left out | ✗ Not included |
| Main image gets priority | ✓ Marks your main image so it loads first | ✗ Not included |
| Google Fonts from your own server | ✓ Hosted locally, font-display swap, font preload | ✗ Not included |
| Script Manager: turn off plugin files on pages that don't need them | ✓ Per page, post type, URL pattern, device, login status; testing mode for admins | ✗ Not included |
| Database cleanup on a schedule | ✓ Seven areas, on a schedule | ✗ Not included |
| Heartbeat control | ✓ Per area: allow, turn off or set 15–300 seconds | ✗ Not included |
| WordPress extras you can switch off | ✓ Ten switches, including embeds, Dashicons, XML-RPC, RSS feeds and WooCommerce cart fragments | ✗ Not included |
| Next page starts loading before the click | ✓ Hover, tap or when the link comes into view; request limit | ✗ Not included |
| Cloudflare clears only the pages that changed | ✓ Single pages, or everything when you clear all | ✗ No Cloudflare integration |
| Clears your NGINX server cache (a page cache built into some web servers) | ✓ FastCGI | ✗ Not included |
| WooCommerce | ✓ Skips the cache for shoppers with items in the cart. Refreshes products when stock or variation stock changes. Skips lazy loading on cart and checkout | ✗ No WooCommerce-specific rules in its code. For cart and checkout it relies on WooCommerce's own no-cache flag |
| AI agent access (WordPress Abilities API / MCP) | ✓ Opt-in; settings snapshots with rollback | ✗ Not included |
| Server rules | ✓ Pages are served by one file in WordPress itself, on Apache, LiteSpeed and NGINX. The .htaccess rules are an extra | Simple mode does the same through a PHP file. Its Expert mode writes rewrite rules into your .htaccess (Apache and LiteSpeed). On NGINX its settings page says rules are not officially supported |
| License | ✓ Pay once, updates for the life of the license | Free: $0, no Pro version |
What both do
| What you get | Novra Cache | WP Super Cache |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-made pages (page cache) | ✓ Off until you turn it on | ✓ Off until you turn it on |
| Preparing pages in advance (preload) | ✓ From your sitemap · Off until you turn it on | ✓ From your posts and terms · Off until you turn it on |
| Separate mobile cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic clearing when content changes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cache lifetime and cleanup schedule | ✓ Lifetime in hours | ✓ Lifetime in seconds, cleanup on a timer or at set times |
| Cache exclusions (URLs, cookies) | ✓ | ✓ Also user agents and page types |
| Logged-in visitors skipped by default | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sets WP_CACHE for you | ✓ | ✓ |
| Clear the cache from the admin bar | ✓ | ✓ |
| Setup checks and diagnostics | ✓ One health panel | ✓ Cache test, debug log and front-page check |
Based on Novra Cache 1.0.0 and WP Super Cache 3.1.4, plus each vendor's public pages, checked 8 October 2026. Features can change with updates.
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What the one-time price gets you
WP Super Cache is free, so there is no cost comparison to make. Novra Cache is paid once. Here is what that payment gets you, and what it does not.
What you get for the price
Minify, Delay JavaScript and automatic Remove Unused CSS
WebP and AVIF images made on your own server, and lazy loading for images, iframes and YouTube
Google Fonts from your own server and a Script Manager
Database cleanup, Heartbeat control and WordPress extras you can switch off
Cloudflare that clears only changed pages, and NGINX server cache clearing
WooCommerce rules: cart skipped, products refreshed when stock changes
The price does not buy speed. We have not run benchmarks, and both plugins serve ready-made pages. If a page cache is all you need, WP Super Cache is a good choice, and it costs nothing. Novra Cache's Remove Unused CSS needs an active license.
ONE-TIME LICENSE
Enterprise
One plugin for every site you run.
$399
once
Unlimited websites
Buy EnterpriseEvery plan has the same features and the same updates. The only difference is how many websites you can use it on.
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Which one is right for you?
Choose Novra Cache if …
You want more than a page cache: minify, Delay JavaScript and automatic Remove Unused CSS in the same plugin.
You want WebP and AVIF images made on your own server, and lazy loading for iframes and YouTube.
You want Google Fonts from your own server, a Script Manager, database cleanup and Heartbeat control without adding more plugins.
You run a WooCommerce shop and want the cache skipped for shoppers with items in the cart, and products refreshed when stock changes.
You use Cloudflare and want only changed pages cleared, or you run NGINX FastCGI cache.
You run several websites and want to pay once, whether that's 5, 25 or unlimited.
Choose WP Super Cache if …
You want a free page cache and nothing more.
You want a plugin made by Automattic that has been on WordPress.org since 2007.
You like a one-switch start with its Easy tab.
You want Expert mode, which serves static files through Apache rewrite rules.
You want your file links rewritten to a CDN, or you run a multisite network.
You want more choices for logged-in visitors, or you run PHP 7.4.
Not sure? Install Novra Cache on your own site and judge it there. If it's not the right fit, request a full refund within 30 days.
Where WP Super Cache is stronger
A fair comparison names both sides. These are the areas where WP Super Cache does more today.
It is free.
WP Super Cache costs nothing and is licensed under the GPL, with no Pro version. Novra Cache is a paid plugin.
Made by Automattic, with a long track record.
WP Super Cache has been on WordPress.org since 2007 and has 1+ million active installations, according to WordPress.org (8 October 2026). Novra Cache is at version 1.0.0.
One switch to start, finer rules when you need them.
Its Easy tab turns caching on with one switch and a set of recommended settings. When you need more, it has rules for page types, rejected user agents, cleanup at set times and email notifications.
Expert mode.
It serves static files through Apache rewrite rules, without running PHP, and can serve pre-compressed files. Novra Cache serves pages through one PHP file in WordPress.
CDN URL rewriting.
It rewrites your file links to a CDN host, with extra CNAMEs and exclusions. Novra Cache does not rewrite file links.
Multisite.
A network admin page, a cache switch for each site and a button to delete the cache on all sites.
More options for logged-in visitors.
You can cache for everyone, skip visitors with a cookie, or make known users anonymous. Novra Cache always serves logged-in visitors a fresh page.
Cache Rebuild and dynamic caching.
While a page is being rebuilt, it serves the old copy to anonymous visitors. For developers, parts of a cached page can stay dynamic.
Runs on older PHP.
WP Super Cache needs PHP 7.4 and WordPress 6.8. Novra Cache needs PHP 8.1 and WordPress 6.2.
If none of these is a must-have for your sites, Novra Cache covers the rest – and you pay for it once.
Good questions.
Clear answers.
Is WP Super Cache really free?
Yes. WP Super Cache is free on WordPress.org and licensed under the GPL. It has no Pro version, and everything in the plugin is available without a license. It is made by Automattic.
What do I pay for with Novra Cache?
A one-time license ($79 for 1 site, $149 for 5, $249 for 25, $399 for unlimited sites) with updates for the life of the license. You get minify, Delay JavaScript, automatic Remove Unused CSS, WebP and AVIF images made on your own server, lazy loading, local Google Fonts, a Script Manager, database cleanup, Cloudflare and NGINX cache clearing and WooCommerce rules. You do not pay for speed. We haven't run benchmarks.
Is Novra Cache worth paying for if WP Super Cache is enough?
If a page cache is all you need, keep WP Super Cache. It costs nothing and does that job well. Novra Cache is for when you want the work after the page cache in one place: CSS and JavaScript, images, fonts, scripts, database and Cloudflare. WP Super Cache recommends Jetpack Boost for optimizations beyond caching.
Does WP Super Cache work with WooCommerce?
It has no WooCommerce-specific rules in its code, and its documentation doesn't describe any. For cart and checkout it relies on WooCommerce telling it not to cache those pages, and it clears pages through WordPress's standard hooks. Novra Cache has its own rules: it skips the cache for shoppers with items in the cart and refreshes products when stock changes. Whichever you use, test a cart and checkout while logged out before you go live.
Can I run Novra Cache and WP Super Cache together?
Not as two page caches. Only one plugin can be your page cache, so switch WP Super Cache off, and remove the rules it wrote, before you turn on caching in Novra Cache. In Expert mode, WP Super Cache writes its rules into your .htaccess file.
How do I switch from WP Super Cache to Novra Cache?
Make a backup of your site and note your WP Super Cache settings first: the caching mode, rejected URLs and cookies, and CDN settings. Turn WP Super Cache's caching off and deactivate the plugin. Check that its block (marked "WPSuperCache") is gone from your .htaccess file. Then activate Novra Cache. Novra Cache does not import WP Super Cache settings, so set it up step by step: check the health panel, turn on page caching, then add code and image improvements one group at a time. Check your key pages while logged out after each step. The Novra Cache documentation explains each setting. For a longer walkthrough with rollback, read our step-by-step switch guide.
How do I go back if something doesn't fit?
- Deactivate Novra Cache.
- Reactivate WP Super Cache and turn caching on again in its Easy tab.
- Clear your Cloudflare and host cache, then check your key pages while logged out.
Inside Novra Cache you can also export your settings as a file before you change them, and reset everything from the Tools tab. And if Novra Cache isn't the right fit, request a full refund within 30 days.
Will Novra Cache make my site faster than WP Super Cache?
We don't promise that. Both plugins serve ready-made pages. The difference is what else you get and how you pay. The best test is your own site: measure it with our free speed test, try Novra Cache, and compare.
PAY ONCE. KEEP IT.
Everything after the page cache – in one plugin, paid for once.
Ready-made pages, minify, Delay JavaScript, automatic Remove Unused CSS, WebP and AVIF images made on your own server, Cloudflare and WooCommerce rules. One payment, no yearly renewal.
From $79 once · No subscription · 30-day money-back guarantee