WordPress plugin comparison
WP Compress vs Smush
WP Compress
by AresIT
9K+ installs4.5
Smush
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
1M+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Smush has more active installs: 1M+, against 9K+ for WP Compress.
- On a typical day, Smush is downloaded about 15,819 times, WP Compress about 877.
- Smush is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 6,053 reviews, against 4.5 from 155 reviews.
- Both were last updated on Nov 2, 2026.
- Smush resolves more of its support threads: 88% in the last two months, against 0% for WP Compress.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Smush has been around longer: since 2008, against 2018 for WP Compress.
Line by line
Smush leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | WP Compress | Smush |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,237 | #66 |
| Active installs | 9K+ | 1M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 24.6K | 984.2K |
| Rating | 4.5(155) | 4.8(6.1K) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 88% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×3.51 |
| Last release | 8 days ago | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 7.4 |
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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