Title: Critical CSS section inside Autoptimize plugin?
Last modified: December 25, 2021

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# Critical CSS section inside Autoptimize plugin?

 *  Resolved [Nadav Levi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/123nadav/)
 * (@123nadav)
 * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-css-section-inside-autoptimize-plugin/)
 * Hey, Frank whatsup.
 * I’m a little bit in dilemma between Rapid Load to CriticalCSS…
 * I prefer go by the Autoptimize plugin recommendation, but i didn’t get what actually
   Autpotimize want:
    Critical CSS Premium plan? Or Regular Plan?
 * It’s because one of them provides API as the plugin demand.
    but is very expensive(
   if is the premium )
 * Rapid Load is around the same price so i little bit got lost.
    what is better.
 * and if i can work with the Critical CSS regular plan?
 * Recommendations Frank?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcritical-css-section-inside-autoptimize-plugin%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/)
 * (@optimizingmatters)
 * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-css-section-inside-autoptimize-plugin/#post-15195553)
 * If you want to use Critical CSS you’ll have to choose the more expensive plan
   which allows API access 123nadav, so if you want you can go for Rapidload which
   indeed is less expensive.
 * hope this clarifies,
    frank
 *  Thread Starter [Nadav Levi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/123nadav/)
 * (@123nadav)
 * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-css-section-inside-autoptimize-plugin/#post-15195944)
 * what is better? ( i belive CriticalCSS if you publish full section for them in
   your plugin )
 * so what is better? 🙂
 *  Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/)
 * (@optimizingmatters)
 * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-css-section-inside-autoptimize-plugin/#post-15196063)
 * rapidload is younger, so critical CSS might be considered more mature. on the
   other hand; rapidload does both critical and unused CSS, so you get more? 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [Nadav Levi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/123nadav/)
 * (@123nadav)
 * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-css-section-inside-autoptimize-plugin/#post-15196140)
 * Franki you not clear hahaha 🙂
 * so Rapid Load, you more like them from what i see… 🙂
 * I am after you of course. if you want to be more clear hhhh this is the time 
   before i purches that.
 *  Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/)
 * (@optimizingmatters)
 * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-css-section-inside-autoptimize-plugin/#post-15196170)
 * If you want critical CSS, then I think criticalcss.com is the best (most battle-
   proven) choice. If you want critical CSS and unused CSS and/ or if you want to
   pay less, then RapidLoad is the best choice. I use both on my own site 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [Nadav Levi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/123nadav/)
 * (@123nadav)
 * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-css-section-inside-autoptimize-plugin/#post-15196557)
 * I understand Rapid Load is better than what i understood from you 🙂
    ok, Rapid
   Load will be. thank you Frank

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 * Last reply from: [Nadav Levi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/123nadav/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-css-section-inside-autoptimize-plugin/#post-15196557)
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