WordPress plugin comparison
Crop Thumbnails vs Instant Images
At a glance
- Instant Images has more active installs: 100K+, against 40K+ for Crop Thumbnails.
- On a typical day, Instant Images is downloaded about 422 times, Crop Thumbnails about 227.
- Instant Images is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 59 reviews, against 4.6 from 67 reviews.
- Crop Thumbnails was updated more recently: Nov 8, 2026, against Jun 1, 2026 for Instant Images.
- Crop Thumbnails resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Instant Images.
- Crop Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Instant Images.
- Crop Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for Instant Images.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 4 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Crop Thumbnails |  Instant Images |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #809 | #290 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4.2K | 12.2K |
| Rating | 4.6(67) | 4.8(59) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.16 | ×1.13 |
| Last release | 1 day ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4.0 | – |
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