WordPress plugin comparison

Highcompress Image Compressor vs Imagify Image Optimization

Highcompress Image Compressor

by himalayasaxena

600+ installs4.9

Imagify Image Optimization

by WP Media

900K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Imagify Image Optimization has more active installs: 900K+, against 600+ for Highcompress Image Compressor.
On a typical day, Imagify Image Optimization is downloaded about 6,484 times, Highcompress Image Compressor about 15.
Highcompress Image Compressor is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 143 reviews, against 4.3 from 1,657 reviews.
Imagify Image Optimization was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Feb 12, 2026 for Highcompress Image Compressor.
Imagify Image Optimization is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Highcompress Image Compressor.
Imagify Image Optimization has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Highcompress Image Compressor.

Imagify Image Optimization leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Highcompress Image Compressor	Imagify Image Optimization
Popular rank	#8,212	#68
Active installs	600+	900K+
Downloads, last 30 days	387	477.9K
Rating	4.9(143)	4.3(1.7K)
Support threads resolved	–	67%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.42	×2.21
Last release	9 months ago	4 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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