WordPress plugin comparison
Image Weight Guard vs ShortPixel Image Optimizer
Image Weight Guard
by mrunalih09
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
ShortPixel Image Optimizer
by ShortPixel
300K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- ShortPixel Image Optimizer has more active installs: 300K+, against fewer than 10 for Image Weight Guard.
- On a typical day, ShortPixel Image Optimizer is downloaded about 2,623 times, Image Weight Guard about 2.
- Image Weight Guard is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 830 reviews.
- ShortPixel Image Optimizer was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against Oct 1, 2026 for Image Weight Guard.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- ShortPixel Image Optimizer has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for Image Weight Guard.
Line by line
ShortPixel Image Optimizer leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Weight Guard | ShortPixel Image Optimizer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #72,759 | #193 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 300K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 72 | 235.3K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.5(830) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×1.70 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 27 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.
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