WordPress plugin comparison
Image Optimizer vs Performance Optimisation
Image Optimizer
by Elementor
1M+ installs1.7
Performance Optimisation
by Nilesh Kanzariya
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Image Optimizer has more active installs: 1M+, against fewer than 10 for Performance Optimisation.
- On a typical day, Image Optimizer is downloaded about 5,796 times, Performance Optimisation about 6.
- Performance Optimisation is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 1.7 from 81 reviews.
- Performance Optimisation was updated more recently: Oct 3, 2026, against Sep 22, 2026 for Image Optimizer.
- Performance Optimisation is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Image Optimizer.
- Image Optimizer has been around longer: since 2024, against 2025 for Performance Optimisation.
Line by line
Image Optimizer leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Optimizer | Performance Optimisation |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #58 | #63,360 |
| Active installs | 1M+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 170.6K | 147 |
| Rating | 1.7(81) | 5.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.28 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.2 |
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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