WordPress plugin comparison

Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse vs reSmush.it

Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse

by Evan Norton

200+ installs5.0

reSmush.it

by ShortPixel

100K+ installs4.3

At a glance

reSmush.it has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse.
On a typical day, reSmush.it is downloaded about 449 times, Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse about 6.
Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.3 from 166 reviews.
reSmush.it was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Feb 25, 2019 for Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse.
reSmush.it is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.1.28 for Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse.
reSmush.it has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse.

reSmush.it leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse	reSmush.it
Popular rank	#12,734	#364
Active installs	200+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	110	13.6K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.3(166)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.1.28	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.25
Last release	7 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.2.4	7.4

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