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WordPress plugin comparison

Altomatic vs Smush

At a glance

  • Smush has more active installs: 1M+, against 10+ for Altomatic.
  • On a typical day, Smush is downloaded about 15,789 times, Altomatic about 3.
  • Altomatic is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 6,053 reviews.
  • Smush was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Sep 19, 2026 for Altomatic.
  • Smush is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Altomatic.
  • Smush has been around longer: since 2008, against 2025 for Altomatic.

Line by line

Smush leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricAltomaticSmush
Popular rank#32,440#66
Active installs10+1M+
Downloads, last 30 days102973K
Rating5.0(2)4.8(6.1K)
Support threads resolved–88%
Tested up to7.0.87.1.4
Search multiplier×0.19×3.51
Last release1 month ago7 days ago
Requires PHP7.47.4

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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