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ShortPixel
The best image optimization plugin for WordPress to boost your site speed! Optimize images and PDFs, bulk compress to WebP/AVIF, resize, and enable lazy loading.
Where it stands
3.6 / 5
Signals score
Not a hands-on test
Based on 2 of 3 signals
- Website health4 / 5 · weight 50%
Measured from the tool's public website
- Facts stated3.4 / 5 · weight 30%
How many of the five facts the tool's own pages state
Built only from what we can measure or quote without using the tool. How ranking works
Rank by signals
We have not run our own hands-on test on ShortPixel yet. Facts checked 2026-11-01. How tests work
Disclosure: agathox makes some of the tools listed here. They are labelled and scored by the same method as every other tool.
Should you use ShortPixel?
A quick read built only from what the tool's own pages state and from our tests, not from opinion. Facts checked 2026-11-01.
A good fit if…
Nothing is clearly stated yet.
Check first
- Its pages do not state: signup, watermark. Check on the tool's site before you rely on it.
Does: Compress image
Measured signals
4 / 5 · measured 2026-11-08Read automatically from ShortPixel's public website: how reliable, secure, private and open the site is. This is not a test of how well the tool does its job. How this is measured
- Reliability5 / 5The page answered and finished downloading in 91 ms.
- Security2 / 50 of 5 protective headers set.
- Privacy4 / 51 third-party tracking service found: Google Analytics.
- Transparency5 / 5Links a privacy policy; links a pricing page.
Community feedback
We found no public discussion of this tool to read.
A score needs at least 12 different commenters across 2 threads.
- Free tier
- Not stated.
- Paid plan
- Page mentions monthly subscription or one-time payment options and a yearly option labelled '2 Months Free', but no plan names or prices are stated.
- Signup
- Not stated. The free plan link points to a 'Free Sign Up' page.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Data is stored in Germany and Romania, handled by staff inside Europe. No specific retention period for uploaded images is stated. For Google Drive optimization, files are downloaded, optimized, then deleted from ShortPixel servers.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Get an email if ShortPixel changes
We check its official pages every week. If they change, we tell you, so you can see if the price or limits moved. No other email, and one click stops it.
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Tasks and scores
- Compress imageNot tested yet
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