Squoosh vs TinyPNG vs Squishly
Three good image compressors, three different philosophies. We use all of them — here’s an honest take on what each does best, so you can pick the right one for the job. (Yes, we make one of them. We’ll keep it fair.)
Squoosh
Google · open source
✓Runs in your browser
✓Files stay private
✕Batch / ZIP
✓Free
TinyPNG
Popular · great quality
✕Runs in your browser
✕Files stay private
✓Batch / ZIP
✓Freemium
Squishly
OURSPrivate · all-in-one
✓Runs in your browser
✓Files stay private
✓Batch / ZIP
✓Free, no limits
Squoosh
Best for hand-tuning one image
Squoosh, from Google’s Chrome team, is a little marvel. It runs entirely in your browser, shows a live before/after slider, and lets you fiddle with every encoder setting imaginable. For squeezing one hero image just right, it’s hard to beat — and it’s free and open source.
Great for
- Granular, pro-level controls
- Live quality preview
- Runs client-side — private too
- Free & open source
Watch out
- One image at a time
- No batch or ZIP download
- Settings can feel technical
TinyPNG
Best for quality and integrations
TinyPNG earned its fans for good reason: its smart lossy compression is excellent, the interface is dead simple, and the Photoshop plugin and API make it a staple in lots of design workflows. If quality-per-kilobyte is your priority, it’s superb.
Great for
- Outstanding compression quality
- Effortless to use
- Photoshop plugin & developer API
- Handles PNG, JPG and WebP
Watch out
- Uploads your files to its servers
- Free tier has monthly limits
- Compression-only — no resize/convert suite
Squishly
Best for private, all-in-one, in bulk
We built Squishly for the everyday jobs: compress, convert, resize and crop, all in one place, all in your browser. Nothing uploads, there are no limits, and you can squish a whole batch and download it as a ZIP. It’s newer, so the toolbox is still growing — but for fast, private, no-nonsense work it’s exactly what we wanted.
Great for
- Nothing ever leaves your browser
- Compress, convert, resize & crop together
- Unlimited and free
- Batch with one-click ZIP
Watch out
- Newer — smaller tool set (for now)
- No cloud account or history
The verdict
All three are genuinely good. Reach for Squoosh when you want to hand-tune a single image and see every setting. Pick TinyPNG for its rock-solid quality and the Photoshop plugin and API. And use Squishly when you want a fast, private, do-everything tool — compress, convert, resize and crop in one place, in bulk, with nothing ever leaving your browser.