WP Fastest Cache has just been added, let’s check out which host is reaching peak speed this week in Vancouver?
Speed Test – Week 120 Method
- Compare 8 WordPress Hosts
- Use 8 Live Sites, each with a Different Host but with Identical Content (you can check them out here)
- Use GTmetrix Speed Test
- Location of Test: Vancouver, Canada
- Frequency of Testing: Every Hour for 7 Days
- Number of Weekly Tests = 1 x24 x7 x8 = 1,344 (xHours xDays xSites)
- Speed Testing is checking how long it takes for a website to fully load using a desktop internet browser
Which WordPress Host will conquer the Speed Test this week?
WordPress Hosts
Identical Live Sites
Weekly Tests
SiteGround Weekly Speed Results
Namecheap Weekly Speed Results
GoDaddy Weekly Speed Results
Lightning Base Weekly Speed Results
InMotion Hosting Weekly Speed Results
HostGator Weekly Speed Results
Bluehost Weekly Speed Results
Web Hosting Hub Weekly Speed Results
Speed Test – Week 120 Summary Table
The fastest host this week is Lightning Base with a time of 1.01s, which is not far off the all time Vancouver record of 0.76s, which was set by Web Hosting Hub in Week 28.
On our last visit to Vancouver (with no caching plugins setup in Week 117), the average load time for our 8 hosts was 2.65s. This week with WP Fastest Cache now on board, the average load time was much faster at 1.61s (and 1.20s if GoDaddy is excluded).
This is the first week of the WP Fastest Cache Speed Study, and the early signs are pointing to an understandable speed boost off the back of adding WP Fastest Cache.
Next week we’ll be switching up our test location to São Paulo. I am very keen to see how much of a speed improvement is possible, as well as finding out which hosts will thrive?
And this Week’s Winner is…
Speed Rankings
After 2+ years of testing, let’s summarize all the results to see how our 8 hosts are performing overall. It will also allow us to find out which host is currently leading our speed challenge.