Optimus vs WP-Optimize
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| Feature | Optimus v1.6.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.2/5 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 | 30,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | March 2, 2026 | September 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Optimus · Optimus HQ ($) · Optimus HQ PRO ($) | WP-Optimize · WP-Optimize Premium ($) |
| Pros | Automatic compression on upload; Bulk optimizer for the existing media library; Free version for small uploads | Page, browser and minified-asset caching in the free edition; Database cleanup for revisions, spam, tables and more; Image compression and WebP conversion |
| Cons | Uploaded images are sent to the vendor's server; Free version has size limits; WebP and secure transport need Optimus HQ; Licence key checked with the vendor | Unused CSS, Google Fonts hosting and Cloudflare purge are paid; Image compression relies on the reSmush.it service; Many scheduled background jobs run on the site |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Automatic compression of uploaded images, Bulk optimizer for the media library, WebP conversion ($), HTTPS transport to the optimization server ($) | Image compression through reSmush.it, WebP conversion of compressed images, Scheduled page cache preload, 404 error log with daily pruning, Gzip compression test, Spam comment review link, Unused CSS removal ($), Local hosting of Google Fonts ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Other | Optimus API | reSmush.it, checkgzipcompression.com, Cloudflare ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | optimus.io, verify.optimus.io | checkgzipcompression.com, api.resmush.it, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, teamupdraft.com |