WP-Optimize vs WP Retina 2x
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| Feature | WP-Optimize v4.7.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WP Retina 2x v7.2.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 60,000+ |
| Last updated | September 21, 2026 | October 10, 2026 |
| Editions | WP-Optimize · WP-Optimize Premium ($) | Perfect Images · Perfect Images Pro ($) |
| Pros | Page, browser and minified-asset caching in the free edition; Database cleanup for revisions, spam, tables and more; Image compression and WebP conversion | Lists registered image sizes and disables unused ones; Bulk thumbnail regeneration; Retina and WebP versions of images |
| Cons | 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 | Some detail views and modules need the paid Pro version; Cloud optimisation sends site URLs to an external service; Cloud upscaling needs a third-party key and host |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 ($), Local hosting of Google Fonts ($) | List and disable registered image sizes, Bulk thumbnail regeneration, Build retina image versions, Build WebP image versions, Link site to Easy IO cloud optimisation, Dashboard page, Retina details view for Pro users ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | — | AI Engine |
| Other | reSmush.it, checkgzipcompression.com, Cloudflare ($) | Easy IO (optimize.exactlywww.com), Claid |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | checkgzipcompression.com, api.resmush.it, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, teamupdraft.com | optimize.exactlywww.com |