PageSpeed Ninja vs Image Optimizer

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

Health C57

Health C65

Active-install trajectory

PageSpeed Ninja moved down one install band, 6K+ to 5K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	PageSpeed Ninja	Image Optimizer
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 · 57	C · 65 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	23/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	20/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.5★ ✓	2.0★
Reviews	114 ✓	81
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	68/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.1y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	980	212.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.7%	6.1% ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

PageSpeed NinjaImage Optimizer

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.