Best Image Compression Software in 2026
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84 image compression software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
84ranked
1free plans on this page
5 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Image Compression Software 9 channels on this page · 34 of 72 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromCompression modesBatch processingAPI accessMax upload sizeImage resizingSupported formats Spec sheet Score
76 CompressNow Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCompression modesnot statedBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedMax upload sizenot statedImage resizingnot statedSupported formatsJPG, JPEG, GIF, PNG 3/8spec lines stated 5.9
77 Jpegli Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCompression modeslossyBatch processingnot statedAPI accessYesMax upload sizenot statedImage resizingnot statedSupported formatsJPEG 4/8spec lines stated 5.7
78 Shrink Me Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCompression modesnot statedBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedMax upload sizenot statedImage resizingnot statedSupported formatsJPG, PNG, WEBP, SVG 3/8spec lines stated 5.7
79 ACACIA Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCompression modeslossyBatch processingYesAPI accessNoMax upload sizenot statedImage resizingnot statedSupported formatsJPEG, WebP 5/8spec lines stated 5.7
80 Pngyu Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCompression modeslossyBatch processingYesAPI accessNoMax upload sizenot statedImage resizingnot statedSupported formatsPNG 5/8spec lines stated 5.7
81 Compress PNG Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCompression modesbothBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedMax upload sizenot statedImage resizingnot statedSupported formatsPNG 4/8spec lines stated 5.7
82 ImageSmaller Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCompression modeslosslessBatch processingnot statedAPI accessnot statedMax upload size50 MBImage resizingnot statedSupported formatsPNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, WEBP, SVG 4/8spec lines stated 5.5
83 JPEG-Optimizer Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCompression modeslossyBatch processingnot statedAPI accessnot statedMax upload sizenot statedImage resizingYesSupported formatsJPEG 4/8spec lines stated 5.5
84 Cradle Free planYesPaid fromnot statedCompression modesnot statedBatch processingnot statedAPI accessnot statedMax upload sizenot statedImage resizingnot statedSupported formatsPNG, JPEG, WebP, HEIC 2/8spec lines stated 5.3
Compare all 9 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Compression modes | Batch processing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | CompressNow | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 77 | Jpegli | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | lossy | — |
| 78 | Shrink Me | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 79 | ACACIA | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | lossy | Yes |
| 80 | Pngyu | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | lossy | Yes |
| 81 | Compress PNG | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 82 | ImageSmaller | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | lossless | — |
| 83 | JPEG-Optimizer | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | lossy | — |
| 84 | Cradle | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
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