🆚 EWWW Image Optimizer vs. Smush

EWWW Image Optimizer is a WordPress plugin that compresses and optimizes JPG, PNG, GIF, and SVG images, converts them to WebP, and automatically optimizes new uploads.

It supports lossless compression, lazy loading, automatic image resizing, thumbnail management, local server-based optimization without a third-party API, image backups, and optional CDN delivery.

Smush is a WordPress image optimization plugin that provides global CDN delivery, WebP and AVIF conversion, and critical LCP image preloading on Pro plans.

It compresses images on upload and in bulk, applies lazy loading and automatic resizing, detects incorrectly sized images, and supports directory and background optimization.

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

• 🥇 Most popular in Japan in the Image Optimization category.
• 🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Image Optimization category.
• 🥇 Most popular in France in the Image Optimization category.
• 🥇 Most popular in Italy in the Image Optimization category.
• 🥇 Most popular in Switzerland in the Image Optimization category.

• 🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Image Optimization category.
• 🥇 Most popular in the United Kingdom in the Image Optimization category.
• 🥇 Most popular in Spain in the Image Optimization category.
• 🥇 Most popular in Australia in the Image Optimization category.
• 🥇 Most popular in Brazil in the Image Optimization category.

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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• EWWW Image Optimizer technology profile

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