WordPress plugin comparison
Squeeze vs Smush
Squeeze
by Bogdan Bendziukov · Pluginarium
3K+ installs5.0
Smush
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
1M+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Smush has more active installs: 1M+, against 3K+ for Squeeze.
- On a typical day, Smush is downloaded about 15,789 times, Squeeze about 111.
- Squeeze is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.8 from 6,053 reviews.
- Squeeze was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Nov 2, 2026 for Smush.
- Smush resolves more of its support threads: 88% in the last two months, against 0% for Squeeze.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Smush has been around longer: since 2008, against 2023 for Squeeze.
Line by line
Smush leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
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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