Compress JPEG & PNG Images vs WP-Optimize
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| Feature | Compress JPEG & PNG Images v3.8.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | WP-Optimize v4.7.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | September 21, 2026 |
| Editions | TinyPNG Image Optimization · TinyPNG paid API plan ($) | WP-Optimize · WP-Optimize Premium ($) |
| Pros | Compresses new uploads automatically; Bulk optimisation of the existing media library; Converts images to WebP and AVIF | Page, browser and minified-asset caching in the free edition; Database cleanup for revisions, spam, tables and more; Image compression and WebP conversion |
| Cons | Images are sent to TinyPNG servers for compression; Free monthly quota is limited; Full library work needs a paid TinyPNG plan | Unused CSS, Google Fonts hosting and Cloudflare purge are paid; Image compression relies on the reSmush.it service; Many scheduled background jobs run on the site |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Compresses images on upload, Bulk optimisation of the media library, Convert images to WebP and AVIF, Resize large originals to a maximum size, Keep or strip image metadata, WP-CLI command to optimise images, Upgrade prompts when free quota runs out ($), WooCommerce compatibility, WPML compatibility | Image compression through reSmush.it, WebP conversion of compressed images, Scheduled page cache preload, 404 error log with daily pruning, Gzip compression test, Spam comment review link, Unused CSS removal ($), Local hosting of Google Fonts ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | TinyPNG API, Amazon S3 offload | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPML | — |
| Other | — | reSmush.it, checkgzipcompression.com, Cloudflare ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.tinify.com | checkgzipcompression.com, api.resmush.it, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, teamupdraft.com |