Safe SVG vs Cache Images (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Safe SVG has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 77 reviews) and leads in active installations (1.0M+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Safe SVG has accumulated 12M+ total downloads while Cache Images has 52K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Safe SVG | Cache Images | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ◄ | 4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 77 | ◄ | 6 |
| Active Installs | 1.0M+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 12M+ | ◄ | 52K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 months ago | ◄ | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2005 | |
| Age | 11 years | 21 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.6+ | 2.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.4.0 | 3.2.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Safe SVG
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Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Safe SVG averaged approximately 3,869 daily downloads while Cache Images averaged 6.
Recent Reviews
Safe SVG Reviews
Works Well
Needed SVG upload support, and this plugin did the job. Very lightweight and easy to use. No issues so far. Some additional settings would be nice, but overall, it’s quite solid.
Nice And Easy
Nice And Easy plugin for using SVG files
Good plugin, but missing …
Would have given a 5 star, but it seems support is missing for the taxonomy / terms section (like in categories) upload for SVG images. Keep getting an error that the upload isn’t supported. Hopefully
Cache Images Reviews
No better than doing it by hand
This plugin doesn’t update the ALT fields of the images from the alt tags, so, basically, it’s exactly the same as just bulk downloading the images from a remote site and bulk uploading them to your l
Fine for tiny sites with a handful of images
When I tried to use this on my blog (which has been running since 2001, and has many thousands of entries), it failed miserably. For many years, I kept images on a different server I run, and linke
The one that really works (till 2019)
The one that really works without messing my HTML, and allowing automatic caching for future posts at the same time. The only thing that I’d like is the ability to change the cached file name (like ca
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