10 Best Plus WebP Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Plus WebP has 5,000+ 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 Plus WebP
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ShortPixel Adaptive Images
Closest matchShortPixel 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.
Shares the AVIF, webp tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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CompressX — AVIF & WebP Converter, Media Replacement
5.0 (191) 40,000+ active installsAVIF & WebP converter with built-in media replacement for local image optimization.
Shares the AVIF, webp tags on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, last updated July 29, 2026.
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Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF
4.8 (279) 60,000+ active installsOptimize image sizes, regenerate thumbnails, enable retina, convert to WebP/AVIF, or use cloud optimization. An essential image toolkit.
Shares the AVIF, webp tags on WordPress.org. About 12 times the installs, last updated 2 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 AVIF, webp tags on WordPress.org. About 20 times the installs, last updated 17 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 AVIF, webp tags on WordPress.org. About 40 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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MegaOptim Image Optimizer – Optimize WebP & AVIF, Compress Images, Convert to WebP & AVIF
5.0 (34) 100+ active installsFurther compress WebP and AVIF images, convert old JPG, PNG, and GIF uploads to next-gen formats, and optimize JPEG and PNG files in place.
Shares the AVIF, webp tags on WordPress.org. 100+ installs against 5,000+, last updated April 19, 2026.
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Kraken.io Image Optimizer – Compress, Convert to WebP & AVIF, Resize & Bulk Optimize
4.5 (119) 10,000+ active installsOptimize images automatically — compress, resize and convert to WebP, AVIF & more with Kraken.io. Faster pages, smaller files, same quality.
Shares the AVIF tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated June 22, 2026.
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Optimus – WordPress Image Optimizer
4.2 (69) 30,000+ active installsEffective image compression and optimization during the upload process. Smart, automatic and reliable.
Shares the webp tag on WordPress.org. About 6 times the installs, last updated March 2, 2026.
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4.6 (21) 30,000+ active installsThis plugin automatically converts language accent characters to non-accent characters in filenames when uploading to the media library.
Shares the media, upload tags on WordPress.org. About 6 times the installs, last updated January 14, 2026.
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4.9 (34) 10,000+ active installsRestores the ability to upload non-image files in WordPress 4.7.1 and 4.7.2.
Shares the media, upload tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
Switching from Plus WebP: common questions
What is the best alternative to Plus WebP?
ShortPixel Adaptive Images is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Plus WebP alternative has the most users?
Optimole, with 200,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Plus WebP alternative is rated highest?
CompressX, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 191 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Plus WebP 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 Plus WebP 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 Plus WebP 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
ShortPixel Adaptive Images is the closest match to Plus WebP by the data we track, and Optimole has the widest reach with 200,000+ active installs. Perfect Images shipped the most recent release, on September 5, 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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