EWWW Image Optimizer vs ShortPixel Adaptive Images

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

EWWW Image Optimizer

by Shane Bishop

Health A96

ShortPixel Adaptive Images

by ShortPixel

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

EWWW Image Optimizer ShortPixel Adaptive Images

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	EWWW Image Optimizer	ShortPixel Adaptive Images
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1M–2M ✓	10K–20K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 96 ✓	A · 90
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	95/100 ✓	94/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	89/100 ✓	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.75★ ✓	4.73★
Reviews	1,838 ✓	144
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5d ago	5d ago
Downloads · 30d	885.4K ✓	13.9K
Category	Performance	Performance

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

EWWW Image Optimizer ShortPixel Adaptive Images

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.