ShortPixel Adaptive Images vs EWWW Image Optimizer

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

ShortPixel Adaptive Images

by ShortPixel

Health A90

EWWW Image Optimizer

by Shane Bishop

Health A96

Active-install trajectory

ShortPixel Adaptive Images EWWW Image Optimizer

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	ShortPixel Adaptive Images	EWWW Image Optimizer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 90	A · 96 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	94/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	89/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.73★	4.75★ ✓
Reviews	144	1,838 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100 ✓	97/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9d ago	9d ago
Downloads · 30d	8.1K	923.4K ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

ShortPixel Adaptive Images EWWW Image 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.