10 Best Flying Images Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Flying Images has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Flying Images
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Sirv
Closest matchImage Optimizer, Resizer and CDN – Sirv
4.9 (265) 1,000+ active installsServe perfectly optimized images, videos, models and 360 spins. The best WordPress & WooCommerce CDN plugin for media.
Shares the cdn tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, last updated 19 days ago.
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Smush
Paid version availableSmush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN
4.8 (6,051) 1 million+ active installsCompress and optimize images, enable lazy load, serve WebP & AVIF, and speed up your site with a global image CDN.
Shares the compress images tag on WordPress.org. About 333 times the installs, last updated 14 days ago.
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ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF
4.5 (819) 300,000+ active installsOptimize images & PDFs smartly. Create and compress next-gen WebP and AVIF formats. Smart crop and resize.
Shares the compress images tag on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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Robin Image Optimizer – Unlimited Image Optimization, WebP & AVIF
4.4 (129) 100,000+ active installsUnlimited automatic image optimization for WordPress. Compress images, convert to WebP, and improve site speed without losing image quality.
Shares the compress images tag on WordPress.org. About 33 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization
4.7 (638) 200,000+ active installsAutomatically optimize images with bulk compression, lazy loading, WebP/AVIF conversion & CloudFront image CDN. Boost Core Web Vitals & conversions.
Shares the compress images tag on WordPress.org. About 67 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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4.4 (5,420) 900,000+ active installsSearch Engine (SEO) & Performance Optimization (WPO) via caching. Integrated caching: CDN, Page, Minify, Object, Fragment, Database support.
Shares the cdn tag on WordPress.org. About 300 times the installs, last updated 3 days ago.
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Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals
4.8 (508) 70,000+ active installsBoost PageSpeed, SEO, and Core Web Vitals with full page caching, JS/CSS optimization, media optimization, and Cloudflare CDN.
Shares the cdn tag on WordPress.org. About 23 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
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SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance
4.4 (30) 600,000+ active installsSpeedyCache is a WordPress cache plugin that helps you improve performance of your WordPress site by caching, minifying, and compressing your website.
Shares the cdn tag on WordPress.org. About 200 times the installs, last updated June 24, 2026.
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WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization
4.5 (155) 10,000+ active installsEverything you need for a faster website – smart optimization, advanced caching, adaptive images, WebP creation, script improvements, optional CDN del …
About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
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ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization
4.8 (144) 10,000+ active installsStart serving properly sized, smart cropped & optimized images, plus CSS, JS and fonts from our CDN with a click; Automatic AVIF & WebP support.
About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
Switching from Flying Images: common questions
What is the best alternative to Flying Images?
Sirv is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 1,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which Flying Images alternative has the most users?
Smush, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Flying Images alternative is rated highest?
Sirv, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 265 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Flying Images alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Flying Images score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Flying Images on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Sirv is the closest match to Flying Images by the data we track, and Smush has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. W3 Total Cache shipped the most recent release, on September 4, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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