WordPress plugin comparison

Better REST API Featured Images vs Simple Image Sizes

Better REST API Featured Images

by Braad

2K+ installs5.0

Simple Image Sizes

by Nicolas Juen

60K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Simple Image Sizes has more active installs: 60K+, against 2K+ for Better REST API Featured Images.
On a typical day, Simple Image Sizes is downloaded about 224 times, Better REST API Featured Images about 29.
Better REST API Featured Images is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 4.6 from 91 reviews.
Simple Image Sizes was updated more recently: Aug 17, 2026, against Jul 30, 2016 for Better REST API Featured Images.
Simple Image Sizes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.6.30 for Better REST API Featured Images.
Simple Image Sizes has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Better REST API Featured Images.

Simple Image Sizes leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Better REST API Featured Images	Simple Image Sizes
Popular rank	#4,453	#660
Active installs	2K+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	553	7.6K
Rating	5.0(11)	4.6(91)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.6.30	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.04
Last release	10 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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