ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize… vs ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… (2026)

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

ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize…

ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize…

4.5(804)

300K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 week ago
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ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…

ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…

4.8(143)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 weeks 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) while ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize… leads in active installations (300K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize… has accumulated 18M+ total downloads while ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… has 1.5M+. ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 100%).

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.5/5ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…4.8/5
Total Reviews
804ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…143
Active Installs
300K+ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…10K+
Total Downloads
18M+ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…1.5M+
Support Resolution
100%ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…100%
Last Updated
1 week agoShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…2 weeks ago
First Released
2014ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…2018
Age
12 yearsShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…8 years
WP Requires
4.8.0+ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…4.7+
PHP Requires
7.4+ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…5.6.40+
Business Model
FreeShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…Free
Latest Version
6.4.4ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…3.11.2

Rating Breakdown

ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize…

4.5/5(804 reviews)
5
86%
4
2%
3
2%
2
2%
1
9%

ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…

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

Recent Reviews

ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize… Reviews

by neotek9

Excellent plugin

Image compression is excellent. Easy to use & affordable. AI SEO for image fields is brilliant!!! Saved me many hours. No need for support (so far)… and that’s how you want it… ie. works out

by webclub

great plugin!

works great and the support is great too!

by janofernandez

Excelente Herramienta para wordpress

Una excelente herramienta totalmente recomendada This topic was modified 1 month ago by janofernandez.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize… or ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… more popular?
ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize… has 300K+ active installations while ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… has 10K+. ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize… is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize… or ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…?
ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize… has a 4.5/5 rating from 804 reviews, while ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… has a 4.8/5 rating from 143 reviews.
Are ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize… and ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… free?
ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize… is free and ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize… or ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…?
As of April 2026, ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize… has a 100% support resolution rate while ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… has a 100% rate.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize… was last updated 1 week ago and ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… was last updated 2 weeks ago.

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