FiboSearch - AJAX Search for WooCommerce vs Better Search
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| Feature | FiboSearch - AJAX Search for WooCommerce v1.34.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Better Search v4.5.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 5,000+ |
| Last updated | October 8, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
| Editions | FiboSearch - AJAX Search for WooCommerce · FiboSearch - AJAX Search for WooCommerce (Pro) ($) | Better Search · Better Search Pro ($) |
| Pros | Live product suggestions while typing; Search form shortcode, block and widget; Basic search analytics included in the free plugin | Relevance-ranked search with weighting for titles and content; Live search, popular-search heatmap and search widgets |
| Cons | Fuzzy matching and result ordering need the Pro version; Variable product SKU search is Pro only; Admin shows upgrade notices for Pro features | Some options and features are reserved for the paid Pro edition; Extra settings and tables can take time to tune |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Live AJAX product suggestions as the visitor types, Search form shortcodes, Search analytics screen, SKU search for simple products, Fuzzy matching (free plan shows a preview only) ($), Result ordering by price, date or relevance ($) | Relevance-ranked search results, Live search as visitors type, Popular searches heatmap shortcode, Search form shortcode, Search box widget, Search heatmap widget, Language-aware search for Polylang and WPML, Freemius upgrade and account prompts |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Freemius |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Polylang, WPML, Divi, Elementor | Polylang, WPML, Yoast SEO |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.freemius.com | api.freemius.com |
| Blocks | 2 | — |
| Shortcodes | 7 | 2 |