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Redis Object Cache
Fast caching with a side of Pro tier turbulence.
HealthyGrowing
76/100
The speed gains are excellent but the Pro tier and stability issues cause frustration.
Active installs
~450,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 400k+
Rating
4.5★
174 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+37%
Growing fast
8,451 → 11,544 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing fast · +37% in the last year
8,451/day a year ago→11,544/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayRedis Object Cache is a well-regarded caching plugin that delivers real performance gains for most users, but it carries notable caveats around complex network configurations, dashboard ads, and a pro version whose cost, support, and refund policy have frustrated paying customers.
What people like
- +Delivers measurable site speed improvements×3
- +Easy and quick to set up×2
- +Support is responsive and helpful×2
Common complaints
- −No easy UI option to change the Redis host/IP, making non-local or multi-container network setups difficult without manual file editing×2
- −Plugin injects advertisements into the WordPress dashboard
- −Pro version caused dramatically worse performance for at least one user (page load times tripled), with no effective human support to resolve it
- −Advertised 15-day money-back guarantee on the pro version was not honored; refund requests ignored
- −When the Redis server goes down, the plugin can crash the entire WordPress site rather than failing gracefully
- −Incompatible with WordPress installed in subdirectories — crashes the root WordPress instance
- −Conflict with other object-cache drop-ins (e.g. APCu) causes an invalid drop-in error with no clear resolution path
- −Creates nested cache folder paths that interfere with Google crawl depth
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.28★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.50★
- 11%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 174 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-05-05★★★★★Just works and does what it states on the tin.reecejames
- 2026-03-25★★★★★can recommend this plug-inMarisa
- 2026-02-19★★★★★Lack of options and forced advertsobbatron1-shot
- 2025-12-15★★★★★10/10alexandershu1-shot
- 2025-09-27★★★★★Awesome PluginMDZ
- 2025-09-13★★★★★Easy setupsurviving404
- 2025-08-18★★★★★Great pluginan347
- 2025-08-01★★★★★Great pluginmikefury
- 2025-07-24★★★★★Awesome plugin with top-notch support!andypp
- 2025-03-30★★★★★goodtoritran84
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Redis Object Cache
Top Speed plugins, ranked by score.For developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
11,142
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
12,176
Prior 7-day baseline
9,326
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
10,936
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-8.5%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
14%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.06
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
78%
5★ share in analyzed sample
11%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-20%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.22 → 4.28★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered