Perfmatters vs WP Rocket
Perfmatters costs about half as much: Personal is $29.95 a year for one site, billed yearly (checked Oct 26, 2026). Its Script Manager turns off scripts page by page, and it also delays and defers JavaScript, removes unused CSS, lazy loads images and cleans up the database. WP Rocket's Single license is $59.95 a year billed yearly (checked Oct 12, 2026), for a caching plugin that turns its speed optimizations on automatically. Pick Perfmatters to control which scripts load on each page, and WP Rocket to have caching set up for you.
Updated Oct 26, 2026 by Jean Luc.
Side by side
| Perfmatters | WP Rocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $2.50/mo Monthly equivalent of a yearly plan. Checked Nov 4, 2026. | From $5/mo Monthly equivalent of a yearly plan. Checked Nov 4, 2026. |
| Free plan or trial | 30-day money-back guarantee | 14-day free trial |
| Works with | WordPress, WooCommerce | WordPress |
| Best for | Solo owner, WooCommerce store, Small agency | Solo owner, Small agency |
| Monthly billing | Yearly only | Yearly only |
| Billed | By the vendor directly | By the vendor directly |
| Testing | Researched | Researched |
| Last verified | Oct 26, 2026 | Oct 12, 2026 |
Features we checked
| Perfmatters | WP Rocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed optimization | YesScript Manager to turn off scripts per page, defer and delay JavaScript, remove unused CSS, minify, lazy load, preload, local Google Fonts and Analytics, CDN rewrite and database cleanup | Not checked |
Each tool’s page gives the source and the day of every check.
Plans
Perfmatters
- Personal: not offered monthly, or $2.50 a month billed yearly
- Unlimited Sites: not offered monthly, or $10.41 a month billed yearly
- Business: not offered monthly, or $5.00 a month billed yearly
WP Rocket
- Single: not offered monthly, or $5.00 a month billed yearly
- Plus: not offered monthly, or $10.00 a month billed yearly
- Multi (50 websites): not offered monthly, or $25.00 a month billed yearly
- Multi (100 websites): not offered monthly, or $33.33 a month billed yearly
- Multi (500 websites): not offered monthly, or $50.00 a month billed yearly
Which to choose
Pick Perfmatters if
- you want to turn off plugin scripts on pages that don't need them: the Script Manager does that page by page.
- you run three sites: Business covers three for $59.95 a year, against $119.95 for WP Rocket Plus.
Pick WP Rocket if
- you want to try it before paying: WP Rocket has a 14-day free trial (a card is needed), and Perfmatters has no trial.
- you want caching that turns on by itself: WP Rocket turns on its speed optimizations automatically.
More on these tools
Sources
- Perfmatters: https://perfmatters.io/legal/ (Oct 26, 2026)
- Perfmatters: https://perfmatters.io/terms-of-use/ (Oct 26, 2026)
- Perfmatters: https://perfmatters.io/pricing/ (Oct 26, 2026)
- Perfmatters: https://perfmatters.io/features/ (Oct 26, 2026)
- Perfmatters: https://perfmatters.io/docs/cancel-subscription/ (Oct 26, 2026)
- WP Rocket: https://wp-rocket.me/pricing/ (Oct 9, 2026)
- WP Rocket: https://wp-rocket.me/wp-rocket-trial/ (Oct 9, 2026)
- WP Rocket: https://wp-rocket.me/refund-policy/ (Oct 9, 2026)
- WP Rocket: https://wp-rocket.me/terms/ (Oct 9, 2026)
- WP Rocket: https://wp-rocket.me/pricing/ (Oct 12, 2026)
- WP Rocket: https://wp-rocket.me/wp-rocket-trial/ (Oct 12, 2026)
- WP Rocket: https://wp-rocket.me/refund-policy/ (Oct 12, 2026)
- WP Rocket: https://wp-rocket.me/terms/ (Oct 12, 2026)