ProRank vs WP Rocket
WP Rocket is the most popular caching plugin. ProRank scores 95 mobile vs WP Rocket's 73 in real benchmarks — and adds complete SEO, schema, and internal linking.
Average Score Across 3 Themes
ProRank SEO Premium
WP Rocket 3.20.4
Key Findings
Scores by Theme
Astra
Mobile Score
Hello Elementor
Mobile Score
GeneratePress
Mobile Score
Even with Perfmatters ($24.95/yr extra)
WP Rocket + Perfmatters averages M78 / D97 — still 17 points below ProRank's M95 on mobile. Two plugins totaling $84/yr vs one plugin that scores higher.
Mobile Scores by Theme
Astra
Hello Elementor
GeneratePress
Detailed Core Web Vitals
FCP, LCP, TBT, CLS, and Speed Index for each theme (mobile)
Astra
Hello Elementor
GeneratePress
Complete Results Table
| Metric | Astra | Hello Elementor | GeneratePress | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProRank | WP Rocket | ProRank | WP Rocket | ProRank | WP Rocket | |
| Mobile Score | 96 | 74 | 93 | 71 | 96 | 75 |
| FCP (ms) | 1.8s | 2.3s | 1.1s | 3.5s | 1.1s | 3.0s |
| LCP (ms) | 2.4s | 6.0s | 2.6s | 5.7s | 2.7s | 5.3s |
| TBT (ms) | 0ms | 76ms | 0ms | 0ms | 0ms | 0ms |
| CLS | 0.000 | 0.037 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Speed Index | 2.7s | 3.0s | 2.4s | 3.5s | 1.1s | 3.0s |
| Desktop Score | 100 | 96 | 100 | 96 | 100 | 98 |
| Desktop FCP | 295ms | 583ms | 302ms | 761ms | 304ms | 667ms |
| Desktop LCP | 407ms | 1.3s | 561ms | 1.2s | 548ms | 1.0s |
| Desktop TBT | 0ms | 1ms | 0ms | 0ms | 0ms | 0ms |
| Desktop CLS | 0.000 | 0.009 | 0.000 | 0.015 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Test Methodology
Server: Hetzner Dedicated (Germany) with Elementor Pro page builder
Method: PageSpeed Insights — median of 3 runs per config, single verified runs for v2 re-test
Themes tested: Astra, Hello Elementor, GeneratePress
PageSpeed Insights has inherent variability (±5-10 points between runs). All plugins configured for best performance. LiteSpeed Cache tested on Nginx (no server-level page cache).
27 Active Plugins During Testing:
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | WP Rocket | ProRank |
|---|---|---|
| Caching & Delivery | ||
| Page caching | Pro | |
| Browser cache headers | Free | |
| Cache preloading | Pro | |
| CDN integration | Pro | |
| Database optimization | Free | |
| Assets & Core Web Vitals | ||
| CSS/JS minification | Free | |
| Delay JavaScript | Pro | |
| Script Manager | Pro | |
| Critical CSS | Business | |
| Remove unused CSS | Pro | |
| Image Optimization | ||
| Lazy load images | Free | |
| WebP/AVIF conversion | Add-on | Pro |
| Bulk image optimization | Add-on | Pro |
| SEO & Content | ||
| Titles & meta | Free | |
| XML sitemaps | Free | |
| Schema markup | Free | |
| Internal linking suggestions | Pro | |
| Content analysis | Free | |
| Monitoring & Workflow | ||
| Performance monitoring | Business | |
| Core Web Vitals history | Business | |
| Client reporting | Agency | |
Disclaimer: Competitor features vary by plan and may change. If anything looks incorrect, please contact us.
The Real Cost Comparison
The Bottom Line
WP Rocket is a fantastic caching plugin. But in real benchmarks, ProRank scores M95 vs WP Rocket's M73 — a 22-point mobile advantage. Even adding Perfmatters ($25/yr extra) only gets WP Rocket to M78. ProRank delivers better performance plus complete SEO, images, and internal linking — saving you the complexity and cost of managing multiple plugins.