# ShortPixel Reviews **Vendor:** ShortPixel **Category:** [Image Optimization Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/image-optimization) **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 69 ## About ShortPixel ShortPixel is a comprehensive image optimization service designed to enhance website performance by reducing image sizes without compromising quality. It offers a suite of tools and plugins that cater to various platforms, including WordPress, enabling users to automatically compress images, convert them to next-generation formats like WebP and AVIF, and serve them efficiently through a global Content Delivery Network (CDN). By optimizing images, ShortPixel helps improve page load times, boost SEO rankings, and provide a better user experience. Key Features and Functionality: - Image Optimization: Utilizes advanced compression algorithms to reduce the size of images and PDFs, supporting formats such as JPEG, PNG, GIF (including animated), and PDF. - Next-Gen Format Conversion: Automatically converts images to WebP and AVIF formats, ensuring compatibility with modern browsers and improved loading speeds. - WordPress Integration: Offers plugins like the ShortPixel Image Optimizer and ShortPixel Adaptive Images, which seamlessly integrate with WordPress to optimize images upon upload and serve them through a CDN. - Bulk Optimization: Provides tools to optimize entire media libraries or specific image folders in bulk, saving time and effort for website administrators. - Developer Tools: Includes APIs and client libraries for various programming languages, enabling developers to integrate image optimization capabilities into their applications. - Adaptive Images: Resizes and optimizes images on-the-fly based on the visitor's device, ensuring optimal display and performance across all screen sizes. Primary Value and Solutions Provided: ShortPixel addresses the common challenge of large, unoptimized images that can slow down websites and negatively impact user experience and search engine rankings. By automating the process of image compression and format conversion, it allows website owners to: - Enhance Website Speed: Faster loading times lead to improved user engagement and reduced bounce rates. - Improve SEO Performance: Optimized images contribute to better search engine rankings, as page speed is a critical factor in SEO algorithms. - Save Bandwidth and Storage: Reduced image sizes consume less bandwidth and storage, leading to cost savings, especially for websites with high traffic volumes. - Simplify Image Management: Automated optimization processes reduce the manual effort required to manage and optimize images, allowing website owners to focus on content creation and other critical tasks. By integrating ShortPixel's solutions, users can ensure their websites are visually appealing, fast-loading, and optimized for both user experience and search engine performance. ## ShortPixel Reviews ### 1. Very effective image optimization **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 24, 2021 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** ShortPixel makes it very easy to install and begins optimizing your images almost immediately. **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** I don't know that I have anything to go here. ShortPixel does everything it proposes and I haven't had any issues. **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** As an agency, we regularly run into clients that have poorly optimized sites. Installing and running ShortPixel quickly compresses images and other files, improving page load speed very quickly. ### 2. Great Tool **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 28, 2021 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** It is very easy to set up and does a really good job for SEO purposes. **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** There isn't much I dislike but It is annoying that you only get a certain number of credits in the free version. **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is great for compressing images to a reasonable size. ### 3. Does the job! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 28, 2021 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** Shortpixel is a reliable, easy to use, and scalable solution. **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** I liked it because it was very plug-and-play, but that comes with limited customizability. **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** This helped with image optimization for my SEO efforts. ### 4. A WordPress plugin to mitigate the hassle of manual image optimization **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 30, 2021 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** It processes all uploaded images automatically without losing any quality. **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** I'd prefer if they could release an Android/IOS app for our day-to-day compression needs. **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** It completely mitigates the need for manually optimizing images before adding them to our webpage. ### 5. Optimize all the images that we have **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Paul S. | Semi retired, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 13, 2019 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** Shortpixel has proved to be a very flexible tool that meets all our needs when it comes to optimizing images. Not only did it fit in with our existing workflow, but it opened up new optimization possibilities that had previously eluded us, particularly with regard to on-site optimization on-the-fly. **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** There is nothing that comes immediately to mind. **Recommendations to others considering ShortPixel:** Thoroughly investigate the feature set, as there are different ways to use this cool tool, and each users needs are slightly different. The nice thing is that it is flexible enough to meet pretty much any needs. **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** All images are now optimized to the same standard The process is quick and easy The process is automated The workflow is ideal for us It is now impossible for an image to remain on the site without being optimized It has eliminated the need to pre-optimize images before uploading ### 6. Can easily, highly compress images for Web performance **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 19, 2020 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** I can easily compress many images with high compression rate, and the developer-friendly API. Sub account feature is nice for agency. **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** The ShortPixel Adaptive Images plugin with their CDN needs some optimizations. **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** No need to optimize many images by myself before uploading them to Web site. ### 7. the best tool for image compression on the net **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ale R. | Editor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 27, 2019 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** ShortPixel is the best tool for image compression on the net, have a nice plugin for wordpress I try several tool like wp-smush, wpcompress but ShortPixel bring the best results The solution of shortPixel bring is decreasing file size while maintaining image quality, so you can delivery content more faster without losing quality I love about Shortpixel is - Super easy to use. - Easy to setup - Really Afordable pricing - Several Plans - Wordpress plugins and API - Bulk Process - PDF support - Transform to other formats - Many options (like compress thumbails or not, api, backup) - Agency options Also the pricing is really good, because you can choose a montly plan or a quota, this is really good if you need to compress 1 time alot of images. **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** The only counter is you cannot compress the thumbails on one quality and the other images on other quality. Would love if they add remove backup like wpcompress I try the cdn and hate it, not good and they go expensive. I do recomend avoid that **Recommendations to others considering ShortPixel:** ShortPixel compression is really good, and they offert a really affordable pricing. I do recommend avoid the CDN, is expensive and is not so good. The plugin for wordpress is really good **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use to compress the images on my website on automatic, very fast and amazing result. The best on the game. ### 8. ShortPixel saves you time, bandwidth **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** David H. | Developer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 24, 2019 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** Shortpixel is the perfect addon to any site that cares about image optimisation and performance. Their new adaptive image technology is a game changer. **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** Shortpixel hasn't yet developed a direct integration with elementor although they have with Brizy. I hope to see them forming similar partnerships. **Recommendations to others considering ShortPixel:** Shortpixel are one of the best in the market. They offer a simple interface which packs a punch. Their adaptive images plugin means you only serve the image needed for the device requesting it and it gets cached for 30 days so the next visitor gets a faster load time. **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** Shortpixel understands that we all love adding images to our sites but nobody wants to spend hours in photoshop tweak sizes and resolutions. ShortPixel takes care of all of these annoyances for you. ### 9. Simple and powerful!! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Aaron S. | Director responsable de equipo, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 13, 2019 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** ShortPixel Image Optimizer is an incredibly powerful WordPress Plugin. With this Wordpress Plugin you can compress images of different formats: GIF, PNG and JPG. And the most interesting thing for me, is that You can even compress PDF documents and also provides the option to keep the original images in a separate folder. It is a simple but very useful tool to reduce space and size without losing quality the images you want **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** It has a limited capacity of images that you can compress. You can only compress 100 images per month in the free version. And the waiting time in the conversion is decent but it can be improved **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** In my department we have a type of internal bulletin that is published in Wordpress and, sometimes, we need to share large images that we obtain through our design softwares. As well as other times we need to share PDF documents that, when compressed, are easier to share and download. ### 10. Sp review **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** jessica r. | sales, Consumer Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 13, 2019 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** I have used multiple apps to try to help me reduce sizes in images over the past few months and so far short pixel has been one of the better ones. I like the pricing plans the most as they aren’t too pricy like a few I’ve seen. **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** Since I just started using it, I haven’t had any time to find any issues yet. So far everything is pretty self explanatory since I do have experience in softwares like these **Recommendations to others considering ShortPixel:** Use an image optimizor and save yourself time from manually changing the image sizes **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** Because of the image optimization things have become easier since I have plenty space left ### 11. The easiest compressor I've come across **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nate R. | Owner, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 02, 2019 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** 1 button. That's all it took. Once I connected it with my WP theme, I clicked one button and ShortPIxel gave me 2x the space. **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** I can't say I dislike anything in particular. IF I had to complain, the web interface is a little dated now, but then again, I like retro too. **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** I experienced zero problems. ### 12. A perfect tool to help us keep our client sites optimized **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2019 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** We purchased two ShortPixel codes for a lifetime subscription when it was featured on AppSumo. While you definitely could not beat the price, the tool itself is super easy to use and offers an API which we are taking full advantage of for our client sites using Craft. There is also a ShortPixel Wordpress plugin if you use Wordpress. ShortPixel can also optimize other file formats that some of the free compression tools we were previously using did not include. **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** We really have no complaints at this time, especially if you factor in the priced we paid for a lifetime subscription. **Recommendations to others considering ShortPixel:** Does a great job at significantly decreasing file size while maintaining image quality. Super easy to use. **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** Designing and building websites is part of what we do. ShortPixel allows us quickly optimize images and once we take full advantage of the API the process will be completely hands-off and our clients can update their site imagery without worrying about file size. ### 13. Absolutely Satisfied **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** dimiter k. | Chief Technology Officer, Computer Software, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 11, 2019 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** Ease of setup,a complete solution about handling images **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** No downside for me except that I missed their LTD **Recommendations to others considering ShortPixel:** IMHO the best image optimization product for WordPress **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** Image optimization,image formats converting, serving WebP images ### 14. Shortpixel the best option for compressing files **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** John A. | Student, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 12, 2019 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** The fact that there is no file size limit for shortpixel **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** I can't think of anything uninteresting about shortpixel **Recommendations to others considering ShortPixel:** If you are thinking of a file compressor to use, choose Short Pixel because it contains more features to help you decrease the file size of your images and increase your site's loading speed **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** With shortpixel I greatly reduce the size of my files without any noticeable difference in the quality. ### 15. The Biggest in the Little Game **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Matthias F. | Content Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 13, 2018 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** So I've used several different apps and plugins to help me reduce image size in the past few years and ShortPixel is the best. My favorite thing about ShortPixel would have to be how simple it is to use. It's clear-cut, anyone who knows what they're looking for is going to know that this thing is strong and quick. Their pricing plans are reasonable and if you are looking for a quick and easy to free up some site bandwidth then the Shortpixel compression is for you. **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** So far I've had no real qualms with the ShortPixel app. I would say that more detailed reporting for the compression would be needed but it would be purely tertiary information. **Recommendations to others considering ShortPixel:** Anyone using wordpress who isn't manually changing the image sizes yourself need to get an image optimizer. I'm simply saying that ShortPixel is better than the options I've had before and is worth giving it a try. **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** Image optimization and site speed. ### 16. Quickly and easily optimizes images **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 07, 2019 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** One of the best things about Shortpixel is that it optimizes images in bulk. We recently migrated our publishing site to a new host and Shortpixel quickly and successfully optimized all the images without any extra effort on our part. Plus, our site still loads fast even with all the new images. **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** I don't have any complaints about Shortpixel. It does what it promises and it does it well. **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** Optimizing images without losing quality or website load times. ### 17. Very easy to improve your SEO **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in E-Learning | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 05, 2019 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** It is very easy to use and helps optimize my site so that I easily rank higher. It's literally a 2 step process that forever makes my website better. **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** Their pricing model is based on number of photos, but each picture has many smaller pictures that your website makes automatically. This ends up using a lot of credits. So just plan accordingly. **Recommendations to others considering ShortPixel:** It is very easy to use to optimize your wordpress. Simply download the plug in, and hit enter! **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps me optimize my website to rank higher on Google. ### 18. Short Pixel — Easy and convenient. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Arts and Crafts | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 13, 2019 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** ShortPixel has assisted our graphics department with resizing images without additional hassle on our end. We absolutely love utilizing this tool and this has reduce the amount of other photo editing subscriptions s. **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** There is nothing to dislike about Shortpixel! **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** Resizing photos has never been easier for my colleagues! Other photo editing applications are cluttered with advance tools that our company doesn’t use. ### 19. ShortPixel image optimizer for solid workflow! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Real Estate | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 12, 2019 **What do you like best about ShortPixel?** ShortPixel image optimizer offers a solid service with an intuitive workflow. It's extremely simple to install and helps solving all images. **What do you dislike about ShortPixel?** Backups can take up space on your server, especially if the plug-in's removed. **Recommendations to others considering ShortPixel:** ShortPixel could make more plans for businesses. **What problems is ShortPixel solving and how is that benefiting you?** Compress images without compromising on quality. ## ShortPixel Discussions - [Can I use it on small business](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-use-it-on-small-business) - 3 comments, 1 upvote - [Why did they remove webp image version](https://www.g2.com/discussions/why-did-they-remove-webp-image-version) - 1 comment, 1 upvote - [What is ShortPixel CDN?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-shortpixel-cdn) - 1 comment - [Should I use ShortPixel?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/should-i-use-shortpixel) - 1 comment - [Is ShortPixel better than Smush?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-shortpixel-better-than-smush) - 1 comment - [View ShortPixel pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/shortpixel/reviews?page=2§ion=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-27+03%3A16%3A08+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=088a84e9-9810-4f11-9fad-033e2e7e7b03&secure%5Btoken%5D=9200a6d1c79c835f12625252f69b5202a9e4a9159ae34ac727f7633c6b4357b1&format=llm_user) ## ShortPixel Features **Technical Features** - No-Code Integration - Reporting and Analytics **Optimization Features** - GIF Compression - Lazy Loading **Content Delivery Network (CDN) Type** - CDN Agnostic - CDN Provider - Third Party CDN ## Top ShortPixel Alternatives - [Gumlet](https://www.g2.com/products/gumlet/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (351 reviews) - [ImageKit](https://www.g2.com/products/imagekit/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (298 reviews) - [Cloudinary](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudinary/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (172 reviews)