WordPress plugin comparison

Another simple image optimizer vs Default Featured Image

Another simple image optimizer

by Raffael Jesche

30+ installs5.0

Default Featured Image

by Jan-Willem

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Default Featured Image has more active installs: 50K+, against 30+ for Another simple image optimizer.
On a typical day, Default Featured Image is downloaded about 208 times, Another simple image optimizer about 4.
Another simple image optimizer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 69 reviews.
Default Featured Image was updated more recently: Jun 17, 2026, against Feb 1, 2025 for Another simple image optimizer.
Default Featured Image is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Another simple image optimizer.
Default Featured Image has been around longer: since 2012, against 2023 for Another simple image optimizer.

Default Featured Image leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Another simple image optimizer	Default Featured Image
Popular rank	#23,574	#705
Active installs	30+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	77	5.9K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(69)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.08	×1.04
Last release	1 year ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	8.1	7.4

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