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WordPress plugin comparison

Photu vs Smush

At a glance

  • Smush has more active installs: 1M+, against fewer than 10 for Photu.
  • On a typical day, Smush is downloaded about 15,819 times, Photu about 1.
  • Photu has no reviews yet.
  • Smush was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Sep 24, 2021 for Photu.
  • Smush is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.8.19 for Photu.
  • Smush has been around longer: since 2008, against 2021 for Photu.

Line by line

Smush leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

MetricPhotuSmush
Popular rank#68,432#66
Active installsFewer than 101M+
Downloads, last 30 days39984.2K
RatingNo ratings4.8(6.1K)
Support threads resolved–88%
Tested up to5.8.197.1.4
Search multiplier×0.00×3.51
Last release5 years ago7 days ago
Requires PHP–7.4

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