With W3 Total Cache all setup, which host is flying along this week in São Paulo?

Speed Test – Week 136 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

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  • Location of Test: São Paulo, Brazil
  • Plugins Installed: W3 Total Cache
  • 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

SiteGround Speed Dashboard & Load Time Chart

Namecheap Weekly Speed Results

Namecheap Speed Dashboard & Load Time Chart

GoDaddy Weekly Speed Results

GoDaddy Speed Dashboard & Load Time Chart

Lightning Base Weekly Speed Results

Lightning Base Speed Dashboard & Load Time Chart

InMotion Hosting Weekly Speed Results

InMotion Hosting Speed Dashboard & Load Time Chart

HostGator Weekly Speed Results

HostGator Speed Dashboard & Load Time Chart

Bluehost Weekly Speed Results

Bluehost Speed Dashboard & Load Time Chart

Web Hosting Hub Weekly Speed Results

Web Hosting Hub Speed Dashboard & Load Time Chart

Speed Test – Week 136 Summary Table

The fastest host this week is Bluehost with a time of 1.87s, which is a new record time for São Paulo, beating the previous record of 2.02s set by InMotion Hosting in Week 124.

On our last visit to São Paulo (with WP Super Cache setup in Week 133), the average load time for our 8 hosts was 2.36s. This week with W3 Total Cache now on board, the average load time was slightly slower at 2.50s. If we were to remove HostGator (due to being considerably slower than all other hosts), the average drops to 2.20s.

This is the second week of the W3 Total Cache Speed Study, and the battle continues to be a close one between WP Super Cache & W3 Total Cache.

Next week I’ll be switching up our testing location to Mumbai. I am very keen to find out which of these caching solutions will prove to be the fastest?

Speed Test Results - Summary Table - Week 136

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.

Which host is Fastest after 2+ Years?