WordPress plugin comparison
Compress & Upload vs Optimole
At a glance
- Optimole has more active installs: 200K+, against 10+ for Compress & Upload.
- On a typical day, Optimole is downloaded about 3,872 times, Compress & Upload about 2.
- Compress & Upload is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 640 reviews.
- Optimole was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Aug 15, 2025 for Compress & Upload.
- Optimole is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Compress & Upload.
- Optimole has been around longer: since 2018, against 2022 for Compress & Upload.
Line by line
Optimole leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Compress & Upload |  Optimole |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #29,030 | #261 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 200K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 64 | 267.4K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.7(640) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×1.44 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 5 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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