WordPress plugin comparison

fasterImage Image Optimizer vs SMNTCS Deactivate Image Compression

fasterImage Image Optimizer

by nhodin

10+ installs5.0

SMNTCS Deactivate Image Compression

by Niels Lange

1K+ installs

At a glance

SMNTCS Deactivate Image Compression has more active installs: 1K+, against 10+ for fasterImage Image Optimizer.
On a typical day, SMNTCS Deactivate Image Compression is downloaded about 17 times, fasterImage Image Optimizer about 2.
SMNTCS Deactivate Image Compression has no reviews yet.
SMNTCS Deactivate Image Compression was updated more recently: Sep 27, 2026, against Aug 19, 2025 for fasterImage Image Optimizer.
SMNTCS Deactivate Image Compression is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for fasterImage Image Optimizer.
fasterImage Image Optimizer has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for SMNTCS Deactivate Image Compression.

SMNTCS Deactivate Image Compression leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	fasterImage Image Optimizer	SMNTCS Deactivate Image Compression
Popular rank	#34,714	#6,815
Active installs	10+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	49	393
Rating	5.0(1)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.09	×0.45
Last release	1 year ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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