WordPress plugin comparison

Adaptive Images for WordPress vs ShortPixel Image Optimizer

Adaptive Images for WordPress

by Takis Bouyouris

3K+ installs4.7

ShortPixel Image Optimizer

by ShortPixel

300K+ installs4.5

At a glance

ShortPixel Image Optimizer has more active installs: 300K+, against 3K+ for Adaptive Images for WordPress.
On a typical day, ShortPixel Image Optimizer is downloaded about 2,623 times, Adaptive Images for WordPress about 25.
Adaptive Images for WordPress is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 56 reviews, against 4.5 from 830 reviews.
ShortPixel Image Optimizer was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against Oct 15, 2024 for Adaptive Images for WordPress.
ShortPixel Image Optimizer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Adaptive Images for WordPress.
ShortPixel Image Optimizer has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Adaptive Images for WordPress.

ShortPixel Image Optimizer leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Adaptive Images for WordPress	ShortPixel Image Optimizer
Popular rank	#3,832	#193
Active installs	3K+	300K+
Downloads, last 30 days	962	235.3K
Rating	4.7(56)	4.5(830)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.14	×1.70
Last release	2 years ago	27 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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