Varnish vs W3 Total Cache

Varnish is the more common of the two in our index: it runs on 3,183 websites against 55 for W3 Total Cache, and 2 sites use both. Counts come from real scans, not vendor claims.

Varnish: 3,183
W3 Total Cache: 55

Varnish

Varnish is a reverse caching proxy.

Indexed sites: 3,183
Share of Caching: 57%

Well-known sites using it

All 3,183 sites

W3 Total Cache

W3 Total Cache (W3TC) improves the SEO and increases website performance and reducing load times by leveraging features like content delivery network (CDN) integration and the latest best practices.

Indexed sites: 55
Share of Caching: 1%

Well-known sites using it

All 55 sites

Used together

2 sites run both Varnish and W3 Total Cache. That is 4% of the sites using W3 Total Cache, the smaller of the two.

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