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title: "Imagify vs ShortPixel: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Imagify or ShortPixel? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Website image optimization tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Imagify vs ShortPixel: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Imagify or ShortPixel? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Website image optimization tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Imagify and ShortPixel
- **Competitive set**: Website image optimization tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Imagify Share of Search**: 1%
- **ShortPixel Share of Search**: 0.98%

## Which is more popular in search, Imagify or ShortPixel?

- In August 2026, Imagify and ShortPixel were level on Share of Search among website image optimization tools worldwide, with an estimated 6.7K versus 6.3K branded searches, at 1% and 0.98% estimated Share of Search.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Imagify took it in April 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Imagify’s estimated Share of Search among website image optimization tools worldwide moved from 3.4% to 1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.2K to 6.7K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ShortPixel’s estimated Share of Search among website image optimization tools worldwide moved from 8% to 0.98%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 28.9K to 6.3K.

## How did search popularity change for website image optimization tools worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for ShortPixel worldwide fell 78.3% over 11 measured months, from 28.9K to 6.3K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Imagify worldwide fell 45.4% over 11 measured months, from 12.2K to 6.7K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Imagify estimated searches | Imagify Share of Search | Imagify rank | ShortPixel estimated searches | ShortPixel Share of Search | ShortPixel rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 12.2K | 3.4% | 3 | 28.9K | 8% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 12.2K | 3.5% | 3 | 12.7K | 3.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 10K | 2.8% | 3 | 14.4K | 4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 10K | 2.9% | 3 | 16.2K | 4.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 10K | 2.7% | 3 | 31.2K | 8.3% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 12.2K | 2.3% | 3 | 31.2K | 6% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 10K | 2.5% | 2 | 9.5K | 2.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 10K | 2.5% | 2 | 8K | 2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.2K | 1.5% | 2 | 7.8K | 1.5% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 8.1K | 0.99% | 2 | 7.9K | 0.96% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.7K | 1% | 2 | 6.3K | 0.98% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Imagify’s and ShortPixel’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Imagify**: Measured on the search terms “imagify”, “imagify image optimizer” and “imagify io”, summed into one figure.
- **ShortPixel**: Measured on the search terms “shortpixel”, “shortpixel com”, “shortpixel image compression” and “shortpixel image optimizer”, summed into one figure.

- [Imagify profile](/demand/global-en/brands/imagify)
- [ShortPixel profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shortpixel)
- [All website image optimization tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/website-image-optimization-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Imagify or ShortPixel?

In August 2026, Imagify and ShortPixel were level on Share of Search among website image optimization tools worldwide, with an estimated 6.7K versus 6.3K branded searches, at 1% and 0.98% estimated Share of Search.

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