Autoptimize vs WP Super Minify
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| Feature | Autoptimize v3.1.16 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | WP Super Minify v2.0.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.1/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 8,000+ |
| Last updated | September 26, 2026 | August 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Autoptimize · Autoptimize Pro ($) | WP Super Minify |
| Pros | Aggregates and minifies CSS and JavaScript; Lazy-loads images with WebP and AVIF support; Works without changing theme code | Minifies HTML, inline CSS and inline JavaScript; Combines and minifies enqueued CSS and JS files; Simple, with almost no settings |
| Cons | Aggressive script changes can break pages and need testing; Page cache, CDN and critical CSS need the paid Pro version | Not a full page cache; No CDN or object cache support; Few options to tune; the cached files need clearing after changes |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist) | ||
| Page cache | — | No |
| Minify CSS/JS | — | Yes |
| CDN | — | No |
| Object cache | — | No |
| Database cleanup | — | No |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | CSS and JavaScript aggregation and minification, Image lazy-load and WebP and AVIF settings, Extra options for fonts, emoji and script placement, Critical CSS through the criticalcss.com premium API ($), Pro upgrade tab in the admin | Minification of the HTML output, Combining and minifying enqueued CSS and JS files, Clear the minified CSS and JS cache from the settings page |
| Integrations | ||
| Other | criticalcss.com ($), Google Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | criticalcss.com, misc.optimizingmatters.com | — |