10 Best WP Compress Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
WP Compress has 10,000+ 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 WP Compress
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BerqWP
Closest matchBerqWP – All-In-One Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS & JavaScript
4.2 (52) 4,000+ active installsAutomatically boost your PageSpeed score to 90+ for both mobile & desktop and pass Core Web Vitals for WordPress website without any technical skills.
Shares the cache, performance, speed tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, rated 4.2 against 4.5, last updated 3 days ago.
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FastPixel Cache – Optimize Page Speed: Compress Images, Minify, Clean Database & CDN
4.8 (50) 4,000+ active installsOptimize Core Web Vitals and PageSpeed with advanced caching, image compression, lazy loading, critical CSS, and CDN – the ultimate performance tool.
Shares the cache, performance, speed tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.5, last updated July 17, 2026.
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Powered Cache – Caching and Optimization for WordPress – Easily Improve PageSpeed & Web Vitals Score
4.8 (58) 3,000+ active installsPowered Cache is the most powerful caching and performance suite for WordPress. Easily Improve PageSpeed & Web Vitals Score.
Shares the cache, performance tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.5, last updated 18 days ago.
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Hummingbird Performance
Paid version availableHummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN
4.7 (1,487) 70,000+ active installsOptimize PageSpeed Performance & Core Web Vitals, Advanced Cache, Minify CSS & JavaScript, Inline Critical CSS, Defer CSS & JS, Smush & Lazy Load, CDN
Shares the cache, performance tags on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.5, last updated 6 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 cache, performance tags on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.5, last updated 7 days ago.
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NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization
4.3 (311) 90,000+ active installsBoost site speed and performance with an all-in-one cache and speed optimization plugin. Pass Core Web Vitals with CDN, image optimization, lazy loadi …
Shares the cache, performance tags on WordPress.org. About 9 times the installs, rated 4.3 against 4.5, last updated 14 days ago.
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4.8 (476) 50,000+ active installsTurns on site high speed to be attractive for people and search engines.
Shares the cache, performance tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.5, last updated 4 days ago.
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reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin
4.3 (165) 100,000+ active installsreSmush.it is the FREE image compressor and optimizer plugin - use it to optimize your images and improve the SEO and performance of your website.
Shares the image optimization tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 4.3 against 4.5, 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 image optimization tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 4.4 against 4.5, last updated 18 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.
Shares the image optimization tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.8 against 4.5, last updated 18 days ago.
Switching from WP Compress: common questions
What is the best alternative to WP Compress?
BerqWP is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 4,000+ active installs with a 4.2 out of 5 rating.
Which WP Compress alternative has the most users?
reSmush.it, with 100,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which WP Compress alternative is rated highest?
Super Page Cache, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 508 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these WP Compress 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 WP Compress 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 WP Compress 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
BerqWP is the closest match to WP Compress by the data we track, and reSmush.it has the widest reach with 100,000+ active installs. BerqWP 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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