WordPress plugin comparison

Empirical Responsive Images vs Regenerate Thumbnails

Empirical Responsive Images

by Jesus Iniesta

Fewer than 10 installs

Regenerate Thumbnails

by Alex Mills

1M+ installs4.6

At a glance

Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 1M+, against fewer than 10 for Empirical Responsive Images.
On a typical day, Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 2,547 times, Empirical Responsive Images about 6.
Empirical Responsive Images has no reviews yet.
Empirical Responsive Images was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Aug 20, 2025 for Regenerate Thumbnails.
Empirical Responsive Images is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Regenerate Thumbnails.
Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2008, against 2026 for Empirical Responsive Images.

Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Empirical Responsive Images	Regenerate Thumbnails
Popular rank	#68,412	#64
Active installs	Fewer than 10	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	327	67.6K
Rating	No ratings	4.6(396)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.05	×0.83
Last release	8 days ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.2.4

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