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Should I use LiteSpeed Technologies?

LiteSpeed provides one-stop web-acceleration solutions that embrace and advance cutting-edge technologies. Web server, load balancer, cache solutions, and more. - litespeedtech.com

Depends. Buy if you run your own Linux servers or a hosting business and can patch CVEs fast. Skip if you're on managed hosting or a static site — it's overkill and the security treadmill is real.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; pricing detail and support evidence are thin.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo direct usability evidence found
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support-quality evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelPer-server tiers
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Hosting providers and cPanel environments
  • High-traffic WordPress sites
  • Self-managed Linux servers
  • Agencies managing many client servers

Not for

  • Static sites or serverless apps — pure overkill
  • Managed-hosting customers — your host likely already includes it
  • Teams without sysadmins to patch CVEs quickly
  • Buyers needing transparent upfront pricing

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Enterprise before 6.3.7 let low-privilege users escalate privileges; verify your version immediately.

high

LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin repeatedly hit by critical vulnerabilities; update it religiously.

medium

Licenses tier by server size; no public prices — budget only after a quote.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • One-stop stack: web server, load balancer, cache
  • 4.8/5 Trustpilot score from 206 reviewers
  • Free open-source version available (OpenLiteSpeed)
  • WiredTree case study reports server cost savings
  • Cache plugin praised for faster client page loads

Cons

  • Recurring critical CVEs, including 2026 remote code execution
  • cPanel plugin privilege-escalation flaw prompted government security alert
  • Reddit skeptics question whether speed gains are marketing hype
  • WordPress cache plugin has history of critical vulnerabilities
  • No public price list; must contact vendor

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 9 sources - Active CVE history: RCE, privilege escalation, and command injection issues patched across 2024–2026.

official x3review x3security x3
  • CVE-2026-31386 — Remote Code Execution, RCE vulnerability affecting OpenLiteSpeed and LSWS Enterprise, published March 2026.
  • cPanel plugin privilege escalation, Critical privilege-escalation flaw in the user-end cPanel plugin; Singapore CSA issued an alert in May 2026.
  • LSQUIC vulnerability, Vulnerability in LSQUIC impacted all LiteSpeed products; fixed via August 2025 security update.
  • Authenticated command injection, LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise 5.4.11 contains an authenticated command injection vulnerability.
  • LiteSpeed Cache plugin flaws, Critical vulnerabilities disclosed in the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin in 2024.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 9

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Case study reports real server cost savings
  • Ease of use. No direct usability evidence found
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Server, load balancer, cache combined in one stack
  • Support quality. No support-quality evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 2/5. RCE and privilege-escalation CVEs in 2024–2026
  • 4.8/5 Trustpilot rating 206 reviews
  • 4.1/5 Facebook rating 344 ratings
  • Yes Free tier OpenLiteSpeed open-source server
  • Per-server tiers License model Pricing scales with server size

Pricing

Free tier: Yes

Security

Active CVE history: RCE, privilege escalation, and command injection issues patched across 2024–2026.

  • CVE-2026-31386 — Remote Code ExecutionRCE vulnerability affecting OpenLiteSpeed and LSWS Enterprise, published March 2026.⁴
  • cPanel plugin privilege escalationCritical privilege-escalation flaw in the user-end cPanel plugin; Singapore CSA issued an alert in May 2026.⁵
  • LSQUIC vulnerabilityVulnerability in LSQUIC impacted all LiteSpeed products; fixed via August 2025 security update.⁶
  • Authenticated command injectionLiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise 5.4.11 contains an authenticated command injection vulnerability.⁷
  • LiteSpeed Cache plugin flawsCritical vulnerabilities disclosed in the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin in 2024.

What users say

Reviewers rave about LSCache speed gains, though some Reddit users suspect the marketing outpaces measured results.

“Litespeed cache is truly a masterpiece! it help our clients to get better page”
Testimonial, litespeedtech.com
“Litespeed servers seem like a marketing scam, are they really faster?”
Reddit, r/selfhosted

Companies that use it

  • WiredTree⁸
  • Altumhost
Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; pricing detail and support evidence are thin.

Speed-focused web server for self-managed Linux/WordPress hosts — great cache, but recurring critical CVEs and opaque pricing.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; pricing detail and support evidence are thin.

Sources

  1. LiteSpeed Technologies official sitelitespeedtech.com
    official
  2. LiteSpeed Technologies Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.com
    review
  3. Reddit r/selfhosted — Litespeed marketing scam?reddit.com
    review
  4. CVE-2026-31386 — NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  5. Singapore CSA alert — LiteSpeed cPanel plugincsa.gov.sg
    security
  6. LiteSpeed Security Update (LSQUIC)blog.litespeedtech.com
    official
  7. OpenCVE — litespeedtech CVEsapp.opencve.io
    security
  8. WiredTree case studyblog.litespeedtech.com
    official
  9. GridinSoft URL trust reviewgridinsoft.com
    review

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