PageSpeed Ninja vs Image Optimization

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

PageSpeed Ninja

by PageSpeed

Health C59

Image Optimization

by Elementor

Health C65

Active-install trajectory

PageSpeed Ninja Image Optimization

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	PageSpeed Ninja	Image Optimization
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 59	C · 65 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	27/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	20/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.46★ ✓	1.96★
Reviews	114 ✓	77
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	76/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.9y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	667	177.5K ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

PageSpeed Ninja Image Optimization

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.