WordPress plugin comparison
Image Watermark vs thumbGen
At a glance
- Image Watermark has more active installs: 40K+, against 100+ for thumbGen.
- On a typical day, Image Watermark is downloaded about 364 times, thumbGen about 7.
- Image Watermark is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 299 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
- Image Watermark was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Jan 30, 2015 for thumbGen.
- Image Watermark is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for thumbGen.
- thumbGen has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for Image Watermark.
Line by line
Image Watermark leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Image Watermark |  thumbGen |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #856 | #15,658 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 22.9K | 186 |
| Rating | 4.2(299) | 3.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 57% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.1.42 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.50 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 20 days ago | 11 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.3 | – |
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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