--- title: "LiteSpeed Cache vs WP Rocket: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, LiteSpeed Cache or WP Rocket? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the WordPress performance plugins set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/litespeed-cache-vs-wp-rocket" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # LiteSpeed Cache vs WP Rocket: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, LiteSpeed Cache or WP Rocket? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the WordPress performance plugins set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: LiteSpeed Cache and WP Rocket - **Competitive set**: WordPress performance plugins - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **LiteSpeed Cache Share of Search**: 12.5% - **WP Rocket Share of Search**: 75% ## Which is more popular in search, LiteSpeed Cache or WP Rocket? - In August 2026, WP Rocket had more branded searches than LiteSpeed Cache among WordPress performance plugins in New Zealand. WP Rocket was estimated to have 240 branded searches compared to LiteSpeed Cache’s 40, and held a 75% Share of Search versus LiteSpeed Cache’s 12.5%. - WP Rocket was ahead of LiteSpeed Cache in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, LiteSpeed Cache’s estimated Share of Search among WordPress performance plugins in New Zealand moved from 18.8% to 12.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60 to 40. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WP Rocket’s estimated Share of Search among WordPress performance plugins in New Zealand moved from 43.8% to 75%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 140 to 240. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand WordPress performance plugins in August 2026? - In August 2026, WP Rocket gained estimated Share of Search among WordPress performance plugins in New Zealand, from 61.5% to 75%. - In August 2026, LiteSpeed Cache lost estimated Share of Search among WordPress performance plugins in New Zealand, from 15.4% to 12.5%. ## Month by month | Month | LiteSpeed Cache estimated searches | LiteSpeed Cache Share of Search | LiteSpeed Cache rank | WP Rocket estimated searches | WP Rocket Share of Search | WP Rocket rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 60 | 18.8% | 2 | 140 | 43.8% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 50 | 15.2% | 3 | 180 | 54.5% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 50 | 19.2% | 2 | 140 | 53.8% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 60 | 18.8% | 2 | 160 | 50% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 30 | 9.1% | 3 | 220 | 66.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 40 | 11.8% | 2 | 200 | 58.8% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 50 | 16.1% | 2 | 180 | 58.1% | 1 | | May 2026 | 40 | 13.8% | 2 | 170 | 58.6% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 50 | 14.7% | 2 | 190 | 55.9% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 40 | 15.4% | 2 | 160 | 61.5% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 40 | 12.5% | 2 | 240 | 75% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using LiteSpeed Cache’s and WP Rocket’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **LiteSpeed Cache**: Measured on the search terms “litespeed cache”, “litespeed cache cdn”, “litespeed cache elementor”, “litespeed cache for wordpress”, “litespeed cache image optimization”, “litespeed cache plugin”, “litespeed cache woocommerce”, “litespeed cache wordpress”, “litespeed cache wordpress plugin” and “plugin litespeed cache”, summed into one figure. - **WP Rocket**: Measured on the search terms “https wp rocket me”, “woocommerce wp rocket”, “wp media wp rocket”, “wp rocket”, “wp rocket and elementor”, “wp rocket black friday”, “wp rocket black friday deal”, “wp rocket cache”, “wp rocket cache plugin”, “wp rocket cheap”, “wp rocket cost”, “wp rocket discount”, “wp rocket elementor”, “wp rocket for wordpress”, “wp rocket infinite”, “wp rocket me”, “wp rocket plug in”, “wp rocket plugin”, “wp rocket plugin for wordpress”, “wp rocket plugin price”, “wp rocket plugin wordpress”, “wp rocket pricing”, “wp rocket pro”, “wp rocket rocket insights”, “wp rocket wordpress”, “wp rocket wordpress plugin”, “wp rocket wp plugin” and “wprocket”, summed into one figure. - [LiteSpeed Cache profile](/demand/nz/brands/litespeed-cache) - [WP Rocket profile](/demand/nz/brands/wp-rocket) - [All WordPress performance plugins in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-wordpress-performance-plugins): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, LiteSpeed Cache or WP Rocket? In August 2026, WP Rocket had more branded searches than LiteSpeed Cache among WordPress performance plugins in New Zealand. WP Rocket was estimated to have 240 branded searches compared to LiteSpeed Cache’s 40, and held a 75% Share of Search versus LiteSpeed Cache’s 12.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "LiteSpeed Cache vs WP Rocket: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/litespeed-cache-vs-wp-rocket This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/litespeed-cache-vs-wp-rocket. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.