WordPress plugin comparison
Optimole vs Smush
Optimole
by Optimole
200K+ installs4.7
Smush
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
1M+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Smush has more active installs: 1M+, against 200K+ for Optimole.
- On a typical day, Smush is downloaded about 15,789 times, Optimole about 3,464.
- Smush is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 6,053 reviews, against 4.7 from 640 reviews.
- Optimole was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Nov 2, 2026 for Smush.
- Optimole resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 88% for Smush.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Smush has been around longer: since 2008, against 2018 for Optimole.
Line by line
Smush leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
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