WordPress plugin comparison

Default Featured Image vs Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN

Default Featured Image

by Jan-Willem

50K+ installs4.8

Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN

by Sirv CDN and Image Hosting

900+ installs4.9

At a glance

Default Featured Image has more active installs: 50K+, against 900+ for Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN.
On a typical day, Default Featured Image is downloaded about 208 times, Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN about 96.
Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 265 reviews, against 4.8 from 69 reviews.
Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Jun 17, 2026 for Default Featured Image.
Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Default Featured Image.
Default Featured Image has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN.

Default Featured Image leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Default Featured Image	Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN
Popular rank	#705	#7,007
Active installs	50K+	900+
Downloads, last 30 days	5.9K	2.4K
Rating	4.8(69)	4.9(265)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.04	×0.61
Last release	4 months ago	9 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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