WordPress plugin comparison

Highcompress Image Compressor vs Robin Image Optimizer

Highcompress Image Compressor

by himalayasaxena

600+ installs4.9

Robin Image Optimizer

by Themeisle

100K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Robin Image Optimizer has more active installs: 100K+, against 600+ for Highcompress Image Compressor.
On a typical day, Robin Image Optimizer is downloaded about 736 times, Highcompress Image Compressor about 16.
Highcompress Image Compressor is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 143 reviews, against 4.4 from 132 reviews.
Robin Image Optimizer was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Feb 12, 2026 for Highcompress Image Compressor.
Robin Image Optimizer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Highcompress Image Compressor.
Highcompress Image Compressor has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Robin Image Optimizer.

Robin Image Optimizer leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Highcompress Image Compressor	Robin Image Optimizer
Popular rank	#8,208	#454
Active installs	600+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	394	42.6K
Rating	4.9(143)	4.4(132)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.42	×1.27
Last release	9 months ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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