ShortPixel
ShortPixel is a cloud-based image optimization service that reduces image file sizes to speed up websites and improve page load performance.
It supports bulk and on-upload optimization, compresses JPEG, PNG, GIF, and PDF files, converts images to WebP and AVIF, applies glossy JPEG compression, offers AI upscaling and background removal, and serves optimized images through a CDN.
According to our data, ShortPixel is the 6th most popular image optimization tool on the web.
It has 8.3% of the image optimization market share and is present on 0.2% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- 🔌 Add-Ons
wordpress.org💸 Pricing
ShortPixel is available in both free and paid versions.
(500GB CDN traffic, SmartCrop) $9.99/month
(+ unlimited AI background removal and upscaling ) $15.99/month
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Image Optimization
- Rank: 6
- Market share: 8.3%
- CDN
- Rank: 17
- Market share: 0.5%
🏆 ShortPixel Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in Japan in the Image Optimization category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Poland in the Image Optimization category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Germany in the Image Optimization category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Spain in the Image Optimization category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Italy in the Image Optimization category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Brazil in the Image Optimization category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Ukraine in the Image Optimization category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Russia in the Image Optimization category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Austria in the Image Optimization category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the Czech Republic in the Image Optimization category.
⚡ Sites Using ShortPixel
We have data on 6,909 websites that use the ShortPixel image optimization tool. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using ShortPixel is d2l.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1,237 | American English | ||
| 2 | #5,206 | Arabic | ||
| 3 | #8,141 | American English | ||
| 4 | #14,203 | Italy | Italian | |
| 5 | #14,922 | American English | ||
| 6 | #19,130 | American English | ||
| 7 |  blueshift.com |
#21,587 | United States | American English |
| 8 | #21,918 | United States | English | |
| 9 | #24,859 | United States | American English | |
| 10 | #33,314 | United States | American English | |
| 11 | #35,213 | United States | American English | |
| 12 | #44,665 | Peru | Spanish | |
| 13 | #49,610 | United States | American English | |
| 14 | #57,762 | United States | American English | |
| 15 | #59,008 | American English | ||
| 16 | #61,001 | American English | ||
| 17 | #65,531 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 18 | #66,161 | Canada | Spanish | |
| 19 | #66,879 | United States | American English | |
| 20 | #67,123 | American English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use ShortPixel:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using ShortPixel are from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- United States 20.6%
- Germany 7.2%
- United Kingdom 6.7%
- Japan 5.6%
- Spain 5.3%
- Italy 3.8%
- France 3.8%
- Poland 3.4%
- Australia 3.2%
- Other 40.4%
Most ShortPixel users speak English, German, or Spanish.
- English 52.8%
- German 7.3%
- Spanish 6.9%
- Japanese 4.8%
- French 4.1%
- Italian 3%
- Polish 2.8%
- Portuguese 2.7%
- Dutch 2.5%
- Other 13.1%
The ShortPixel image optimization tool is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 47.1%
- .org 5.5%
- .de 4.7%
- .co.uk 2.6%
- .pl 2.2%
- .it 2.2%
- .com.au 2.1%
- .net 2%
- .nl 1.7%
- Other 29.9%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing ShortPixel include business, blogs and wiki, and marketing and merchandising.
- Business 20.9%
- Blogs/Wiki 13.2%
- Marketing/Merchandising 12.2%
- Internet Services 5.7%
- Education/Reference 5.7%
- Travel 4.6%
- Online Shopping 4%
- Entertainment 3.9%
- Health 3.7%
- Other 26.1%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is ShortPixel from?
ShortPixel is from Bucharest, Romania.
Does ShortPixel offer a free plan?
Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.
How much does it cost?
ShortPixel is priced from $9.99 per month for the Unlimited plan.
Which country uses ShortPixel the most?
The majority of ShortPixel users are from the United States.
Who uses ShortPixel?
According to our data, ShortPixel is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as d2l.com,
mobizil.com, and
psypost.org.
Do academic institutions use ShortPixel?
Yes. The most notable of these is usa.edu. In total, we know of 13 academic websites in the United States that use ShortPixel.
How does ShortPixel stack up against the competition?
ShortPixel is a moderately popular image optimization tool, ranking ahead of 12 other image optimization tools we track.
🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,827,731 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.