Highcompress Image Compressor vs Smush

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

Health B82

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Health A97

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Highcompress Image Compressor	Smush
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 82	A · 97 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	76/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	96/100	96/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	92/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.8★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	143	6,053 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9mo ago	2d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	383	996.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.8% ✓	1.4%
Category	SEO	Performance

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

Release activity

Highcompress Image CompressorSmush

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.