FiboSearch - AJAX Search for WooCommerce vs SearchWP
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| Feature | FiboSearch - AJAX Search for WooCommerce v1.34.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | SearchWP v4.6.1.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 8, 2026 | — |
| Editions | FiboSearch - AJAX Search for WooCommerce · FiboSearch - AJAX Search for WooCommerce (Pro) ($) | SearchWP ($) |
| Pros | Live product suggestions while typing; Search form shortcode, block and widget; Basic search analytics included in the free plugin | Indexes posts, taxonomies, attachments, comments and users; Fuzzy, partial and synonym matching with stopword control; Search forms placed by shortcode or Gutenberg block |
| Cons | Fuzzy matching and result ordering need the Pro version; Variable product SKU search is Pro only; Admin shows upgrade notices for Pro features | Paid licence required; this code has no free edition; Weekly usage tracking runs unless a filter disables it |
| 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) ($), Result ordering by price, date or relevance ($) | Index posts, taxonomies, attachments, comments and users ($), Fuzzy and partial matching ($), Synonyms and stopwords ($), Search form Gutenberg block ($), searchwp_template shortcode for results ($), Weekly email summaries ($), Page builder search blocks ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | Polylang, WPML, Divi, Elementor | Divi ($), bbPress ($), WPML ($), Polylang ($), Elementor ($), Advanced Custom Fields ($), WP All Import ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Yes |
| External services | api.freemius.com | searchwp.com, plugin.searchwp.com, swpusage.com |
| Blocks | 2 | 3 |
| Shortcodes | 7 | 2 |