WordPress plugin comparison

EWWW Image Optimizer vs Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse

EWWW Image Optimizer

by Shane Bishop

1M+ installs4.8

Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse

by Evan Norton

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

EWWW Image Optimizer has more active installs: 1M+, against 200+ for Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse.
On a typical day, EWWW Image Optimizer is downloaded about 14,966 times, Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse about 6.
Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 1,845 reviews.
EWWW Image Optimizer was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Feb 25, 2019 for Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse.
EWWW Image Optimizer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.1.28 for Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse.
EWWW Image Optimizer has been around longer: since 2012, against 2018 for Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse.

EWWW Image Optimizer leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	EWWW Image Optimizer	Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse
Popular rank	#59	#12,734
Active installs	1M+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	961.2K	110
Rating	4.8(1.8K)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	25%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.1.28
Search multiplier	×2.43	×0.00
Last release	12 days ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.2.4

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