How HBM Rocket lines up against the field.
Honest comparisons. We say where competitors are stronger. We say where we still have work to do. The goal is the right tool for your stack, not a marketing scoreboard.
vs WP Rocket
WP Rocket is a fine plugin. It also stops where every plugin stops: at your wp-content directory. We compare what each can and cannot do.
vs LiteSpeed Cache
LSCWP is the most generous free cache plugin out there. It also locks you to LiteSpeed hosting. Honest comparison of trade offs.
vs NitroPack
NitroPack is the closest competitor. We built HBM Rocket because we wanted the same outcomes without the per pageview pricing and closed cloud.
vs Perfmatters
Perfmatters is a fine asset disabler. It does not run audits, generate critical CSS, or self heal. Different tools, different scope.
vs WP Fastest Cache
Cheap and cheerful. We line up against it on the basics, then on everything WP Fastest Cache does not do.
vs SG Optimizer
SiteGround's bundled optimizer. Tied to their hosting. We test parity on key metrics for the same site.
Still deciding?
Run the speed test on your own site. See what gets flagged before you commit.