Comparison W3 Total Cache vs Google PageSpeed

W3 Total Cache is a popular framework available for WordPress. It is relied on by publishers, web developers and web hosts to enhance the performance of their websites effectively. It serves as a performance solution that can help meet the SEO needs of its users. W3 Total Cache is known to adhere to the best practices. It serves as a reliable and effective Content Delivery Network (CDN) as well. It is known for its high degree of compatibility with shared hosting and dedicated servers. It also provides reliable mobile support and accelerated mobile pages (AMP) support. It provides SSL/TLS support as well.

Google PageSpeed Insights (PSI) is a Google service available for use on both desktops and smartphones. It provides detailed reports on the performance of the web pages. Its objective is to help empower its user base to optimize the performance of its web pages. It gives users access to lab data and field data along with real-user experience data. Google PageSpeed Insights provides users with an accurate assessment of the performance of the webpages based on three classifications, namely, good, needs improvement and poor. It provides vital performance signals along with performance diagnostics through ‘Lighthouse’. It provides information on the audits passed by the page as well.