Imagify, Shortpixel, Optimole, and Elementor Image Optimizer are plugins to optimize your Wordpress website images, resulting in improved performance and load time. What product is the best choice for your plugin stack?
What should you choose to get the best of and improve your website? We compare the plugin’s features and offer insights for deciding the best choice for you.
Price & feature comparison
All plugins support WEBp and AVIF format, with Imagify, and Optimole offering WebP conversion for free. Shortpixel offers 100 free credits/month for optimizations.
Their pricing are as follow:
- Shortpixel 7k optimization credits/mo: $48/year
- Elementor 5k image/credits: $50/year
- Imagify 5k images: $60/year
- Imagify unlimited traffic: $100/year
- Optimole 25,000 visits/mo limit: $240
| Functionality | Imagify | Elementor Image Optimizer | Optimole | Shortpixel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remove EXIF Metadata | ❌(link) | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Optimize images(size) up to | 32GB | Unlim. upload size | – | Any size |
| AVIF support | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Pricing starts at | $10/mo | $56/year | $19/mo | $10/mo |
Shortpixel
SHortpixel is an image optimization plugin with support for WebP/AVIF versions. You can test a demo of the Shortpixel plugin.
Imagify
Imagify is a plugin from Wp Media, the creators of the Wp Rocket plugin, a leader in the caching plugin. It had more than 6 million downloads.
The Imagify Pro plugin offers plans starting at $6/month for approximately 5k image optimizations/month.
Optimole
Optimole is a plugin that currently offers up to 5,000 Visits/monthly on their free plan with CDN image optimization service. Optimole had more than 1 million downloads.
Optimole Pro plans starting at $19/month for 40k visits/month.
Elementor Image Optimizer
Elementor launched its newest performance plugin, Elementor Image Optimizer. It optimizes and offers support for modern image formats such as avif.
It optimizes images individually or in batches, manually or automatically. Other features:
- Advanced compression: Both lossless and lossy methods
- WebP conversion: Reduces file sizes for faster loading
- EXIF metadata removal: Improves loading times
- Automatic resizing: Adjusts all image sizes, including thumbnails
- Backup and restore: Manage media efficiently
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