# LiteSpeed Web Server Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra

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LiteSpeed Web Server

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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Reviews of LiteSpeed Web Server

Ease of use

4.5

Customer Service

4.1

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Romaric S.  
Web designer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "LiteSpeed Web Server"

January 24, 2023

5.0

LiteSpeed Web Server helps us to keep our websites well-optimized by increasing loading speed, and server response time and I strongly recommend it to my peers looking for similar optimization solutions

Pros

LiteSpeed Web Server offers one of the best cutting-edge web speed solutions in the market today. It offers optimum server-boosting solutions essential for eCommerce stores and video streaming websites as well.The WordPress version is even more simple and supports features like CSS minification, Image Optimization, Page Optimization, CDN Bandwidth, and page crawling which are highly essential for SEO.the plugin version is the best as it can be associated with a high performant VPS to offer more speed boost.

Cons

Haven't seen any misconduct or bugs with the plugin yet

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KM

Kaelo M.  
Managing Director  
Arts and Crafts  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Optimizing Online Performance: An in-depth analysis of LiteSpeed Web Server"

March 24, 2024

4.0

Excellent; from dynamic caching to utilizing quic.cloud, which is included with LiteSpeed, we get what we paid for.

Pros

LiteSpeed Web Server is the whole package thanks to its blazingly quick performance, reduced server load, enhanced security, WordPress integration, simplicity of migration, and wide range of compatibility. It's essential to improving our websites and satisfying the needs of our users. My experience with Custormer assistance has been positive.

Cons

In contrast to Apache, which is free, LiteSpeed is not free, therefore not everyone may be able to pay it. Little community support: In the event of problems, LiteSpeed may be harder to get help from because it lacks the size of other servers' support groups. There is a learning curve associated with integration with other software because it is challenging.

Alternatives considered

[NGINX](https://www.capterra.com/p/233717/NGINX-Plus/)

Reason for choosing LiteSpeed Web Server

LiteSpeed Web Server offers enhanced speed (caching, CDN), scalability, security, efficiency, and compatibility to handle the main issues that our websites encounter. Comparing Litespeed with Apace and NGINX servers, they are slower.

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Anton T.  
Founder  
Information Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Good for early startup but..."

January 22, 2023

4.0

I am satisfy with LiteSpeed Web Server, including fast cache optimization. But I doesn't like its bandwidth quota

Pros

Fast cache optimization, Nameserver integration

Cons

Bandwidth quota is limited by region, which is not good for website operated in Asia.

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Manuel Ángel G.  
SysAdmin  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "LiteSpeed Web Server is a great tool, compatible with a wide range of operating systems and web apps"

November 3, 2022

4.0

LiteSpeed Web Server is an extremely lightweight web server that is perfect for low-memory environments. It is very easy to install and configure, and it works perfectly with PHP and MySQL. Overall, it is an excellent web server for small websites or development servers.Also LiteSpeed Web Server is a great server for WordPress websites. It is very fast and reliable. I have never had any problems with it, even in shared environments.

Pros

The most appealing aspect of LiteSpeed Web Server is its performance. LiteSpeed Web Server is up to 6 times faster than Apache, making it an ideal choice for high-traffic websites. Additionally, LiteSpeed Web Server uses much less memory than Apache, which can help improve server performance.LiteSpeed Web Server uses a caché system to improve the performance of the server. The caché system stores frequently accessed files in a special location so that they can be quickly accessed by the server. This can improve the performance of the server because the server does not have to search for the files in the hard drive every time a request is made. Some reasons:1. It is very easy to configure and use.2. It is very efficient and can improve the performance of your website.3. It can help to reduce the load on your server.

Cons

Maybe the least liked feature of LiteSpeed Web Server is the lack of documentation. There was very little documentation available on how to configure and manage the server. This made it difficult to learn how to use the server and to troubleshoot problems.

Reason for choosing LiteSpeed Web Server

I have not felt the need to look for other software because with LiteSpeed Web Server it has been enough to cover our needs.

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Nujan S.  
Managing Director  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "It's everything we need for speed and caching "

November 7, 2022

5.0

Fantastic, Its simple to use, does improve the performance of the website, has everything you need for caching and boosting our website up.

Pros

LiteSpeed Web Servers are just amazing. We have been using this software since years now and It really, really boost up the performance of the website and handles the cache seamlessly. It does have cache management plugin for WordPress which is kind of handy when It comes to managing cache. It doesn't require tough configuration to get started. Simply install and good to go it handles everything by itself. Website loading time and the page score is remarkable.

Cons

With LiteSpeed Web Server sometimes it conflicts with the website and break the website because of caching primarily on WordPress. It could have better pricing plans for enterprise solutions.

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Josh C.  
Owner  
Design  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Fastest Server I have used definitely wouldn't go back to Apache for Hosting "

September 8, 2022

5.0

I was amazed how fast my sites ran after upgrading to a Litespeed Server. There also is a great litespeed cache plugin for wordpress that is free and speeds up your site.

Pros

The best thing about litespeed servers is that they are so fast. Just upgrading to litespeed made all sites pagespeed and scores much better.

Cons

It definitely is more expensive and may not be as supported as Apache.

Reason for choosing LiteSpeed Web Server

I chose it because when I did the research I found it was a lot faster than my apache server I had.

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DK

Deyan K.  
Founder  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great speed, reliability and efficiency"

April 8, 2023

5.0

Litespeed is definitely my number 1 go-to web server solution for my websites, whenever I can use it (for VPS servers).

Pros

Ran my websites on a Litespeed web server for 2 years and I was super happy with the speed of my websites and their efficient user of resources. I also used the Litespeed caching plugin on all the wordpress websites and they worked just soo smoothly with the litespeed web server. Due to VPS costs rising up, I had to go back to shared hosting, where I don't have access to Litespeed, which is a shame.

Cons

I found Litespeed to be reliable and decent server solution, so I can't complain about anything. Some colleagues of mine shared that sometimes a Litespeed server can messup databases or JS on a website, but I haven't had any of that happen to me.

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SR

Shaikat R.  
CEO  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best Web Server for Medium Content Websites"

December 26, 2022

5.0

Excellent performance for the price.

Pros

I have multiple content websites hosted on the LiteSpeed web server, and they load and perform great. It's cost-efficient and reasonably fast. I also really love the cache plugin "LiteSpeed Cache" built by them, works like a charm on their server, enhancing the server's performance and the website's overall speed. The support team is excellent, and I highly appreciate them.

Cons

I don't have any complaints against them right now.

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GM

Guillaume M.  
Webmaster  
Internet  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Complete solution for optimized website"

August 19, 2022

5.0

Pros

Complete set of tools, especially cache, lazyload, image (webp) optimization, all-in-one without the need of purchasing any third party app

Cons

The updating process, htaccess refreshed on updates

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Response from LiteSpeed Technologies

August 24, 2022

We're glad you are enjoying LiteSpeed Web Server! We'd just like to make one clarification: it sounds like you are using the open source OpenLiteSpeed, and not LiteSpeed Enterprise. The Con you mentioned is not an issue with Enterprise. OpenLiteSpeed requires you to restart the server when you make changes to .htaccess, but Enterprise does not. We do have free and low-cost Enterprise licenses available, as well as a 15-day free trial, if you'd like to try Enterprise sometime. Thank you for taking the time to review LiteSpeed Web Server!

Islam R.  
Founder  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "A performance-first web server"

July 22, 2022

5.0

Pros

I tried the free trial of LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise and currently using its open source edition OpenLiteSpeed (developed by the same team). With features like HTTP/3 and server-level caching with the help of LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress, I managed to give my clients faster and more responsive websites.

Cons

I wish if there was some kind of regional pricing for the enterprise edition to adapt to countries with high exchange rates against the dollar (most developing countries), this will make LSWS more accessible to global audience.

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IM

Itziar M.  
Nutricionista  
Health, Wellness and Fitness  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "De lo mejor en servidores web"

July 28, 2023

5.0

Mi experiencia hasta el momento con este software es maravillosa, creo que es de los mejores servidores webs que pueden existir, por ser tan completo y sobretodo, funcional, porque todo lo que dice que hace, lo cumple.

Pros

Para mí y creo que para muchos usuarios, es uno de los mejores sistemas de caché y rendimiento para wordpress en mi caso, ya que permite mejorar con creces l velocidad de este, y realmente se puede notar.Además, de lo más importante de todo, es que hace de nuestra web, un lugar rápido, potente y seguro, pudiendo hacer que la experiencia a los usuarios sea muy buena.

Cons

Quizás, aunque tampoco es un problema, es que no es de código abierto, tienes que pagar un licencia para poder usarlo.

Reason for choosing LiteSpeed Web Server

Por su forma de operar, por hacer de mi web un lugar rápido y potente, y por darme la seguridad de que esas funciones sean siempre iguales.

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Ederson V.  
CEO  
Design  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "El Software para Servidores Web más rápido que Existe actualmente"

December 13, 2022

5.0

En sentido general este es el mejor Software que existe en la actualidad para cachear tu página web, es bastante rápido y es una tecnología bastante nueva, por lo que podemos esperar muchas cosas más.

Pros

He probado varios Software de servidores web como Apache y NGinx y sin lugar a duda LiteSpeed Web Server es más rápido.Si tienes una página web que requiere muchos recursos del servidor por la cantidad de funcionalidades que tiene y la cantidad de visita que recibe, pues esta es la mejor solución.

Cons

Pudiera decir el precio, pero también hay una solución Open Source la cual es gratuita por lo que no habría problema.Si me ha pasado que en ocasiones el cache aunque lo borremos permanece y las actualizaciones no se reflejan, por lo que recomiendo que si estás creando una Web o vas a realizar varios cambios, desactives el plugin de caché de la página y mejor aún desinstálalo hasta que termines.

Reason for choosing LiteSpeed Web Server

Por su velocidad.

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Tito M.  
Fundador e CEO  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Aguenta bem, mas não é a solução ideal para sites mais robustos."

September 18, 2022

4.0

Pros

Utilizei por alguns anos, e sempre aguentou bem, mas as vezes apresentava bastante lentidão e dificuldade no carregamento correto de páginas e recursos do servidor, ou sistema.

Cons

Os momentos de lentidão realmente causam agonia a qualquer proprietário de sites que adotam LSS.

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