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WordPress plugin comparison

Lazy Load vs Optimus

At a glance

  • Optimus has more active installs: 30K+, against 10K+ for Lazy Load.
  • On a typical day, Optimus is downloaded about 60 times, Lazy Load about 29.
  • Optimus is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 69 reviews, against 4.0 from 53 reviews.
  • Optimus was updated more recently: Mar 2, 2026, against Nov 22, 2018 for Lazy Load.
  • Optimus is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.0.31 for Lazy Load.
  • Lazy Load has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Optimus.

Line by line

Optimus leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricLazy LoadOptimus
Popular rank#1,537#1,070
Active installs10K+30K+
Downloads, last 30 days7611.6K
Rating4.0(53)4.2(69)
Support threads resolved––
Tested up to5.0.316.9.11
Search multiplier×0.00×0.70
Last release8 years ago8 months ago
Requires PHP–5.6

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