WordPress plugin comparison
Gatewell vs Smush
Gatewell
by thenooch
Fewer than 10 installs
Smush
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
1M+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Smush has more active installs: 1M+, against fewer than 10 for Gatewell.
- On a typical day, Smush is downloaded about 15,789 times, Gatewell about 4.
- Gatewell has no reviews yet.
- Smush was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 20, 2026 for Gatewell.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Smush has been around longer: since 2008, against 2026 for Gatewell.
Line by line
Smush leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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