WordPress plugin comparison
Image Guardian vs ShortPixel Adaptive Images
Image Guardian
by sillygooseco
Fewer than 10 installs
ShortPixel Adaptive Images
by ShortPixel
10K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- ShortPixel Adaptive Images has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Image Guardian.
- On a typical day, ShortPixel Adaptive Images is downloaded about 112 times, Image Guardian about 0.
- Image Guardian has no reviews yet.
- Image Guardian was updated more recently: Nov 8, 2026, against Aug 20, 2026 for ShortPixel Adaptive Images.
- ShortPixel Adaptive Images has been around longer: since 2018, against 2026 for Image Guardian.
Line by line
ShortPixel Adaptive Images leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Guardian | ShortPixel Adaptive Images |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #54,879 | #1,844 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 51 | 3.6K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(145) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | – | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.86 |
| Last release | 2 days ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6.40 |
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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