EWWW Image Optimizer vs Image Optimizer – Optimize Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF: Which Is Faster for WordPress?

EWWW Image Optimizer vs Image Optimizer – Optimize Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF - MakeWPFast
EWWW Image Optimizer
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1M+ installs · 4.8/5 rating
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Overall Winner
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Image Optimizer – Optimize Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF
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1M+ installs · 1.6/5 rating
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Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricEWWW Image OptimizerImage Optimizer
⚡ Activation TTFB+-1 ms+-3 ms
⚡ Activation Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚡ Activation Queries+21+18
🏠 Homepage TTFB+13 ms+0 ms
🏠 Homepage Memory+0 MB+0 MB
🏠 Homepage Queries+16+0
⚙️ WP Admin TTFB+2 ms+-10 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memory+2 MB+0 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queries+7+4

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeatureEWWW Image OptimizerImage Optimizer – Optimize Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF
Active Installs1.0M+1.0M+
User Rating4.8/51.5/5
Speed ScoreA-C+
Tested Up ToWP 6.9.1WP 6.9.1
Requires PHP7.47.4
Last Updated2026-02-112026-02-01
Total Downloads44.6M+12.3M+
Verdict
FasterEwww-image-optimizer
More FeaturesEwww-image-optimizer
Overall WinnerEwww-image-optimizer
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