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ShortPixel Image Optimizer

ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF

Compress images & PDFs automatically, convert to WebP & AVIF, and generate SEO-friendly filenames with AI. Bulk optimization, smart crop & resize.

★★★★★4.5 (829) · 300k+ active installs
Free
Website ↗ WordPress.org ↗
what mrrlens sees
MRR · Freemium · upsell unknownPrice not published
Opportunity—
Buyer threads · 30 d0
“Never Use This Plugin Shortpixel Image Optimizer Breaks Your Whole Website.”
#1 complaint · Bugs/Reliability · 46% of complaints read · analysed Oct 29, 2026 · source

01Revenue

Price not publishedFreemium · upsell unknown
Why there is no estimate

ShortPixel Image Optimizer has a paid tier, but the listing publishes no price. Without one, any revenue figure would rest on a guessed price, so MRRLens shows none and leaves revenue out of its opportunity score.

Exploratory math, not an estimate: if it charged a typical price for its marketplace, active users × paid conversion × monthly price would give $12k–60k a month. Assumptions: active users: 300k; 0.5%–2.5% of active users pay; no public price: assumed $8.00/month, typical for this marketplace. Methodology.

2 daily snapshots · growth 30 d: —

Store data from the WordPress.org listing, refreshed daily. Updated 18 h ago. Listed since 2014.

02Why users leave ShortPixel Image Optimizer

5★86%
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1★9%
Bugs/Reliability5 reviews · 46%

Breaks sites, errors and slow runs, custom thumbnail sizes broken, CDN changes vanish on deactivation, and original images lost after deactivation.

“Never Use This Plugin Shortpixel Image Optimizer Breaks Your Whole Website.” source ↗
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Sample: 11 recent complaints (1–3★ reviews) · clustered Oct 29, 2026 · complaints from Sep 2021–May 2026, 45% in the last 24 months — mostly history · each review labelled by a model, quotes verbatim

03How to build a better ShortPixel Image Optimizer

Build difficultyMediumWordPress compatibility, image processing, backup/rollback, and payment/refund handling; no regulation or hardware.
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04Who wants a better ShortPixel Image Optimizer

0 buyer threads in the last 30 days name ShortPixel Image Optimizer.

05Questions about ShortPixel Image Optimizer

How much revenue does ShortPixel Image Optimizer make?

MRRLens shows no revenue figure for ShortPixel Image Optimizer. It sells a paid tier but does not publish the price, and an estimate built on an assumed price would be a guess. The exploratory math is on the page, labelled as such.

What do users complain about most in ShortPixel Image Optimizer?

Across 11 recent complaints, the most common is bugs/reliability (46%). Breaks sites, errors and slow runs, custom thumbnail sizes broken, CDN changes vanish on deactivation, and original images lost after deactivation.

What are the best ShortPixel Image Optimizer alternatives?

The closest alternatives MRRLens found are EWWW Image Optimizer, Imagify Image Optimization and TinyPNG Image Optimization. The full list, with why users leave, is on the ShortPixel Image Optimizer alternatives page.

How many people use ShortPixel Image Optimizer?

ShortPixel Image Optimizer lists 300k+ active installs on WordPress.org, rated 4.5 (829).

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