WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Image Sizes vs thumbGen
At a glance
- Simple Image Sizes has more active installs: 60K+, against 100+ for thumbGen.
- On a typical day, Simple Image Sizes is downloaded about 233 times, thumbGen about 7.
- Simple Image Sizes is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 91 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
- Simple Image Sizes was updated more recently: Aug 17, 2026, against Jan 30, 2015 for thumbGen.
- Simple Image Sizes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for thumbGen.
- thumbGen has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Simple Image Sizes.
Line by line
Simple Image Sizes leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Simple Image Sizes |  thumbGen |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #660 | #15,658 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 7.7K | 186 |
| Rating | 4.6(91) | 3.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.1.42 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.04 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 11 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | – |
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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