Image Ninja vs Optimole

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

Image Ninja

by Nitin Singh

Health B80

Optimole

by Optimole

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Image NinjaOptimole

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	Image Ninja	Optimole
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+20% ✓	0%
Overall health	—	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	0	640 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	75/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	136	148.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.2% ✓	2.1%
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Image NinjaOptimole

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.