Page Optimize vs WP Smush
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| Feature | Page Optimize v0.6.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.0/5 Visit Details | WP Smush v4.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Page Optimize | Smush · Smush Pro ($) |
| Pros | Combines CSS and JavaScript into fewer requests; Long browser cache headers on combined files; Free, from Automattic | Bulk and on-upload image compression at no cost; Lazy loading for images and embedded video; Works with common page builders, WooCommerce and caching plugins |
| Cons | Does not cache full pages; CSS minification is off by default; Development is limited to a small plugin; check compatibility with your theme | WebP, AVIF, resizing and the image CDN need Smush Pro; Images are sent to the WPMU DEV API for compression |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 3 |
| Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist) | ||
| Page cache | No | — |
| Browser cache | Yes | — |
| Minify CSS/JS | Yes | — |
| CDN | No | Yes |
| Object cache | No | — |
| Database cleanup | No | — |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | CSS concatenation, JavaScript concatenation, Scheduled cleanup of combined cache files, Skips optimization in the Divi front-end builder | Bulk compression of the media library, Lazy loading for images and embedded video, WebP and AVIF conversion (Pro) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Divi, Jetpack | WP Rocket, Elementor, Divi, Gravity Forms |
| Other | — | WPMU DEV Smush API |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | smushpro.wpmudev.com |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |