ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… vs AVIF Uploader (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…

ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…

4.8(143)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 weeks ago
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VS
AVIF Uploader

AVIF Uploader

3.4(5)

3.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 143 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 3.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… has accumulated 1.5M+ total downloads while AVIF Uploader has 25K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.8/5ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…
AVIF Uploader3.4/5
Total Reviews
143ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…
AVIF Uploader5
Active Installs
10K+ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…
AVIF Uploader3.0K+
Total Downloads
1.5M+ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…
AVIF Uploader25K+
Support Resolution
100%ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…
AVIF UploaderN/A
Last Updated
2 weeks agoShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…
AVIF Uploader1 year ago
First Released
2018ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…
AVIF Uploader2023
Age
8 yearsShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…
AVIF Uploader3 years
WP Requires
4.7+ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…
AVIF Uploader5.3.0+
PHP Requires
5.6.40+ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…
AVIF Uploader7.0.0+
Business Model
FreeShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…
AVIF UploaderFree
Latest Version
3.11.2ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…
AVIF Uploader1.1.2

Rating Breakdown

ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…

4.8/5(143 reviews)
5
93%
4
1%
3
3%
2
0%
1
3%

AVIF Uploader

3.4/5(5 reviews)
5
60%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
40%

Recent Reviews

ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… Reviews

by spinquads

Shortpixel AI, a hassle free plugin that greatly improves PageSpeed score.

As the title says, Pagespeed Insights gave a score of 92 on mobile and 99 to 100 on desktop with no visible loss of quality on the web page. What I also like is the very reasonable one time pricing an

by jeremywardkcc

Great plugin and great team!

I’ve recently added SPIO across all our WordPress sites. (I work for a NFP managing 10 of their sites.) I’m impressed by ShortPixel’s compression and performance. Adrian and the team have offered grea

by Tamhas

Slowed my site until I deleted it and removed DB Table.

Not here to diss you guys. Your image optimiser plugin is great!! But this one, it didn’t speed up my site, but rather made it super slow on first load. Maybe my error even. BUT when I turned off plug

AVIF Uploader Reviews

by biolion

It works fine

Plugin works perfect. Simple to use (You should setup server or hosting before use) This topic was modified 2 years ago by biolion.

by srrober30

Not working in the last version

Updating to the last version it stopped being compatible and I can’t see any image on my website. I’ve got a big problem This topic was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by srrober30.

by hotmart123

Bad pluging

Your plugin caused me problems with my landing page on my facebook ads.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… or AVIF Uploader more popular?
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… has 10K+ active installations while AVIF Uploader has 3.0K+. ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… or AVIF Uploader?
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… has a 4.8/5 rating from 143 reviews, while AVIF Uploader has a 3.4/5 rating from 5 reviews.
Are ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… and AVIF Uploader free?
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… is free and AVIF Uploader is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… or AVIF Uploader?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… was last updated 2 weeks ago and AVIF Uploader was last updated 1 year ago.

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