WordPress plugin comparison
Image Weight Guard vs Imagify Image Optimization
Image Weight Guard
by mrunalih09
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
Imagify Image Optimization
by WP Media
900K+ installs4.3
At a glance
- Imagify Image Optimization has more active installs: 900K+, against fewer than 10 for Image Weight Guard.
- On a typical day, Imagify Image Optimization is downloaded about 6,484 times, Image Weight Guard about 2.
- Image Weight Guard is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.3 from 1,657 reviews.
- Imagify Image Optimization was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Oct 1, 2026 for Image Weight Guard.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Imagify Image Optimization has been around longer: since 2016, against 2026 for Image Weight Guard.
Line by line
Imagify Image Optimization leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Weight Guard | Imagify Image Optimization |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #60,586 | #68 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 900K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 72 | 474.3K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.3(1.7K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 67% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×2.21 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 4 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
- Image Weight Guard vs Converter for Media
- Image Weight Guard vs Optimole
- Image Weight Guard vs Robin Image Optimizer
- Image Weight Guard vs Smush
- Imagify Image Optimization vs Smush
- Imagify Image Optimization vs Converter for Media
- Imagify Image Optimization vs ShortPixel Image Optimizer
- Imagify Image Optimization vs Kraken.io Image Optimizer
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free