WordPress plugin comparison

Adaptive Images for WordPress vs Imagify Image Optimization

Adaptive Images for WordPress

by Takis Bouyouris

3K+ installs4.7

Imagify Image Optimization

by WP Media

900K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Imagify Image Optimization has more active installs: 900K+, against 3K+ for Adaptive Images for WordPress.
On a typical day, Imagify Image Optimization is downloaded about 6,484 times, Adaptive Images for WordPress about 25.
Adaptive Images for WordPress is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 56 reviews, against 4.3 from 1,657 reviews.
Imagify Image Optimization was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Oct 15, 2024 for Adaptive Images for WordPress.
Imagify Image Optimization is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Adaptive Images for WordPress.
Adaptive Images for WordPress has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Imagify Image Optimization.

Imagify Image Optimization leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Adaptive Images for WordPress	Imagify Image Optimization
Popular rank	#3,831	#68
Active installs	3K+	900K+
Downloads, last 30 days	955	477.9K
Rating	4.7(56)	4.3(1.7K)
Support threads resolved	–	67%
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.14	×2.21
Last release	2 years ago	4 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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