Performance services impact WordPress sites
Performance impact by performance provider.
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At a glance the headline numbers for Performance services impact
Performance impact by performance provider.
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Providers ranked
After min-sites filter
15,516
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
2.2s
Best LCP (p75)
LiteSpeed Cache
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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The ranking sorted by LCP at p75, fastest first
| # | Provider | LCP p75 | Passing | Sites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LiteSpeed Cache | 2.2s | 83.4% | 4,083 | |
| 2 | FlyingPress | 2.3s | 84.0% | 191 | |
| 3 | NitroPack | 2.3s | 78.8% | 183 | |
| 4 | WP Rocket | 2.4s | 77.5% | 4,279 | |
| 5 | W3 Total Cache | 2.5s | 74.0% | 302 | |
| 6 | WP Fastest Cache | 2.7s | 69.4% | 2,014 | |
| 7 | Autoptimize | 2.8s | 67.5% | 3,652 | |
| 8 | Cloudflare APO | 2.8s | 65.4% | 812 |
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing LCP per provider which group passes the LCP most often
ProviderSitesPassing LCPp75
FlyingPress 0.3% 191 2.3s
LiteSpeed Cache 6.5% 4,083 2.2s
NitroPack 0.3% 183 2.3s
WP Rocket 6.8% 4,279 2.4s
W3 Total Cache 0.5% 302 2.5s
WP Fastest Cache 3.2% 2,014 2.7s
Autoptimize 5.8% 3,652 2.8s
Cloudflare APO 1.3% 812 2.8s
Good Needs Improvement Poor Sorted best-passing first · median colored by its own rating · pass = good LCP (2.5s at p75) · one value per site
84% of FlyingPress sites pass LCP. Cloudflare APO trails 19 points behind, leaving 35% of its sites failing. computed
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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All five vitals at once the whole category without toggling - cell is the pass rate, small number the p75
LCP
INP
CLS
FCP
TTFB
WP Rocket 6.8%
782.4s
97115ms
880.04
692.0s
441.7s
LiteSpeed Cache 6.5%
832.2s
99101ms
890.04
761.8s
521.3s
Autoptimize 5.8%
682.8s
98110ms
890.04
562.4s
262.0s
WP Fastest Cache 3.2%
692.7s
99104ms
870.04
622.3s
421.8s
Cloudflare APO 1.3%
652.8s
96114ms
870.05
552.4s
272.0s
W3 Total Cache 0.5%
742.5s
98107ms
890.05
622.2s
371.7s
FlyingPress 0.3%
842.3s
97114ms
890.05
741.9s
561.4s
NitroPack 0.3%
792.3s
97112ms
880.05
721.9s
391.6s
60%95%+ passing Cell: pass rate, small number = p75 · faded rows: under 100 sites
One row per provider, one column per vital - the cell is the share of sites passing, the small number the p75. No toggling needed to see where the category actually differs.
FlyingPress leads on LCP: 84% of its sites pass. Cloudflare APO trails at 65%. computed
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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