LiteSpeed Hosting — Faster Pages with LSCache & NVMe
Serve pages dramatically faster with LiteSpeed Enterprise and built-in LSCache on NVMe SSD storage. Better speed, better Core Web Vitals, and built-in caching that beats traditional Apache + Redis setups.
LiteSpeed hosting built for speed, not the spec sheet
If you bought hosting because you wanted a fast site, the web server doing the work matters more than most people realize. Our LiteSpeed hosting runs LiteSpeed Enterprise with LSCache, NVMe SSD storage, and HTTP/3 by default on every shared plan. On an uncached WordPress install, turning on LSCache typically cuts Largest Contentful Paint by 40 to 70%.
Plans start at $36/year, the signup price equals the renewal price, and we move your site over for free. This page explains exactly what we run, why LiteSpeed Enterprise differs from the free OpenLiteSpeed build, and who this setup genuinely fits. No fluff, real numbers, honest limits.
What LiteSpeed Enterprise actually is
LiteSpeed Web Server ships in two flavors. OpenLiteSpeed is the free, open-source version. It is a fine web server, and plenty of budget hosts run it because it costs them nothing. What it lacks is the commercial LSCache engine, native cPanel integration, and per-virtual-host tuning that the paid edition includes.
LiteSpeed Enterprise is the commercial, licensed build. It drops in as an Apache replacement, reads your existing .htaccess rules, and adds the full LSCache module. Every shared server in our fleet runs LiteSpeed Enterprise, not OpenLiteSpeed, because the headline gains people associate with LiteSpeed hosting come from LSCache, and LSCache in its full form ships with Enterprise. A host advertising LiteSpeed on OpenLiteSpeed is technically telling the truth while quietly leaving the best part out.
Choose Your LiteSpeed Hosting Plan
NVMe LiteSpeed plans with LSCache pre-tuned for WordPress and WooCommerce — free SSL, free migration, daily backups.
Meteor Lite
- SSD Storage = 2 GB
- Bandwidth 200 GB
- Addon Domains = 2
- Shell Access Disabled
- CPU 100
- PMEM 512MB RAM
- Entry Processes = 15
- NPROC = 30
- IO MBs = 1 MB
- IOPS = 100
- Dedicated IP Addon
Comet Plus
- SSD Storage = 10 GB
- Bandwidth 500 GB
- Addon Domains = 10
- Shell Access On request
- CPU 150
- PMEM 1GB RAM
- Entry Processes = 30
- NPROC = 60
- IO MBs = 2 MB
- IOPS = 200
- Dedicated IP Addon
Lunar Core
- SSD Storage = 20 GB
- Bandwidth 1 TB
- Addon Domains = 20
- Shell Access: Enabled
- CPU 200
- PMEM 2GB RAM
- Entry Processes = 40
- NPROC = 70
- IO MBs = 4 MB
- IOPS = 400
- Dedicated IP Free
Solar Max
- SSD Storage = 40 GB
- Bandwidth 2 TB
- Addon Domains = 40
- Shell Access: Enabled
- CPU 300
- PMEM 4GB RAM
- Entry Processes = 50
- NPROC = 80
- IO MBs = 8 MB
- IOPS = 800
- Dedicated IP Free
Built for Fast, Secure WordPress Sites
Galaxy Prime
Balanced power for growing WordPress sites
- SSD Storage = 80 GB
- Bandwidth 4 TB
- Addon Domains = 50
- Shell Access Enabled
- CPU 400
- PMEM 6GB RAM
- Entry Processes = 80
- NPROC = 200
- IO MBs = 16 MB
- IOPS = 1500
- Free Dedicated IP
Unlimited
FTP Accounts, Email Accounts, Mailing Lists, SQL Databases, Subdomains, Parked Domains and Quota per Email.
Super Nova
Maximum power for high-traffic WordPress & WooCommerce
- SSD Storage = 120 GB
- Bandwidth 8 TB
- Addon Domains = 80
- Shell Access Enabled
- CPU 500
- PMEM 8GB RAM
- Entry Processes = 120
- NPROC = 300
- IO MBs = 20 MB
- IOPS = 2000
- Free Dedicated IP
Unlimited
FTP Accounts, Email Accounts, Mailing Lists, SQL Databases, Subdomains, Parked Domains and Quota per Email.
Why LiteSpeed Hosting Is Faster
Real speed, out of the box: LiteSpeed Enterprise, LSCache, HTTP/3, and NVMe I/O — no extra plugins or tuning required.
LiteSpeed + NVMe performance
Pages render quicker with LiteSpeed + NVMe I/O and HTTP/3 handshakes. PHP runs via LSPHP (LSAPI) with OPcache for lower CPU and faster responses.
Free Let’s Encrypt SSL
Automatic SSL for every site, with renewals handled for you. Optional HSTS and redirect-to-HTTPS keep visitors secure by default.
1-Click WordPress Install & Auto-Updates
Install WordPress in one click and let us handle the rest — automatic core, theme, and plugin updates, staging support, and WP-CLI access on every plan.
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What’s Included with LiteSpeed Hosting?
LiteSpeed hosting with LSCache + NVMe, tuned for page speed and Core Web Vitals — free SSL, daily backups, 24/7 support.
Included in Every LiteSpeed Plan
- LiteSpeed Enterprise + LSCache acceleration
- NVMe storage, HTTP/2 & HTTP/3 (QUIC)
- Brotli/gzip compression (static and dynamic)
- PHP via LiteSpeed LSAPI (LSPHP) + OPcache
- cPanel/WHM access: files, MySQL/MariaDB, DNS, cron, metrics
- Free Let’s Encrypt SSL, auto-renew
- Softaculous one-click apps (WordPress, WooCommerce, Laravel, etc.)
- Imunify360 security: WAF rules, malware scans, proactive defense
- Email: mailboxes, webmail, DKIM/SPF, optional DMARC
- 30-day money-back guarantee (per policy)
How LSCache makes PHP sites fast
A normal WordPress page load runs PHP on every request: it boots WordPress, queries MySQL, assembles the HTML, then sends it. That round trip is where most of your server-side latency lives. LSCache stores the finished HTML at the web-server level and serves it before PHP ever runs, so the next visitor gets a static-speed response with no database query behind it. That is the difference between LSCache and a plugin like WP Super Cache, which still runs inside PHP.
The result across our customer base: on an uncached WordPress site, enabling LSCache typically drops LCP by 40 to 70%. There is a CPU benefit too, because cached pages skip PHP entirely. On shared hosting, where CPU seconds are a real and enforced limit, that headroom is the difference between a smooth site and one that throttles under traffic. For WordPress you install the free LiteSpeed Cache plugin, which also adds image optimization, critical CSS, and lazy loading, and only works when the server runs LiteSpeed.
LSCache vs Redis, Memcached, and FastCGI cache
These get lumped together as caching, but they solve different problems. LSCache and FastCGI cache are both full-page caches: they serve the entire finished HTML and skip the application, giving the biggest win on pages that look the same for every visitor, like a blog post or a marketing page. FastCGI cache is the Nginx-world answer to what LSCache does in the LiteSpeed world, so you pick one based on your web server, not run both.
Redis and Memcached are object caches. They store the expensive pieces, like the result of a database query, so the application does not have to recompute them. That matters on pages a full-page cache cannot touch: a logged-in WooCommerce checkout, a member dashboard, or a cart that changes per visitor. For most PHP sites on our shared hosting, full-page caching with LSCache is the layer that moves the needle, and it is already running on every plan.
The rest of the stack, and who it fits
LiteSpeed is the headline, but it sits on hardware that matters just as much. Storage is NVMe SSD, not SATA, which shows up on database-heavy work like WooCommerce catalogs and anything running MySQL on every page load. Every server also serves HTTP/3 with QUIC by default, reducing TTFB by roughly 5 to 15% on mobile or lossy networks because QUIC handles lost packets without stalling the connection. PHP 7.4 through 8.3 is selectable per domain, with Sectigo and Let’s Encrypt SSL, plus Imunify360 malware scanning on every server.
This is a good fit for WordPress and WooCommerce sites, PHP applications like Laravel, Joomla, or Drupal, and content sites chasing better Core Web Vitals. It is not the right fit for apps that are almost entirely logged-in and dynamic, or workloads needing persistent background processes. If WordPress is your whole world, our WordPress hosting tier ships LiteSpeed and LSCache too, and free migration moves you over with no downtime.
Frequently Asked Questions
OpenLiteSpeed is the free, open-source build. LiteSpeed Enterprise is the commercial, licensed build that includes the full LSCache engine, native cPanel integration, and per-virtual-host tuning. We run LiteSpeed Enterprise on every shared server, so you get the cache engine the free version leaves out.
On an uncached WordPress install, enabling LSCache typically cuts LCP by 40 to 70%. The exact gain depends on how cacheable your pages are. A blog or marketing site sees the high end; a heavily logged-in app sees less because fewer pages can be served from cache.
For WordPress, yes. The free LiteSpeed Cache plugin connects WordPress to the server-level cache and adds image optimization, critical CSS, and lazy loading. It only works when the server runs LiteSpeed, which ours does on every plan.
They do different jobs. LSCache is a full-page cache that serves finished HTML and skips PHP entirely, best for public pages. Redis and Memcached are object caches that store database results for dynamic, logged-in pages. On shared hosting, LSCache delivers the biggest win for most sites.
Both are full-page caches. FastCGI cache is the Nginx-world equivalent of what LSCache does in the LiteSpeed world. You run one or the other depending on your web server, not both. Our servers run LiteSpeed, so you get LSCache built in with no setup.
Yes. LiteSpeed Enterprise reads .htaccess natively as a drop-in Apache replacement. In most cases your existing rewrite and caching rules work without changes after migration.
Yes. Our free website migration moves you from any cPanel host at no charge, and your old site stays online until you switch. Signup price equals renewal price on all plans, billed annually from $36/year.
It helps the server-side portion. LSCache lowers TTFB and LCP by serving cached pages, and the LiteSpeed Cache plugin assists with image optimization and critical CSS. INP and CLS still depend on your theme and scripts, so LiteSpeed is part of the answer, not all of it. Every plan is backed by our uptime guarantee.
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