Ajax Search Lite vs Filter Everything
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| Feature | Ajax Search Lite v4.14.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Filter Everything v1.9.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 70,000+ | 50,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | September 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Ajax Search Lite · Ajax Search Pro ($) | Filter Everything · Filter Everything Pro ($) |
| Pros | Live results as visitors type; Custom post types, custom fields and categories searched; Free, with WooCommerce price fields in results | Filters from taxonomies, attributes and custom fields; Block, shortcode and Elementor widget placement; Works with Polylang and WPML translations |
| Cons | Pro features need a paid licence; Upgrade prompts appear in the admin menu and sidebar; Google keyword suggestions call an external Google endpoint | Some filter types and placements need the Pro licence; Requires some setup to build each filter set; Interacts with theme and builder templates that may need tweaks |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Live AJAX search results as the visitor types, Search by custom fields, Category and taxonomy search, Google keyword suggestions, Cached search results with hourly retention cron, WooCommerce price field in results, Upgrade to Pro menu item | Gutenberg filter block, Elementor chips widget, Filter shortcodes (chips, sort, widget, posts found), Filters settings page, Pro licence activation and removal ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | WPML, Polylang, BuddyPress, Divi | Polylang, WPML, Divi, Elementor, Beaver Builder, Advanced Custom Fields |
| Other | Google Suggest | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.5 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | suggestqueries.google.com | filtereverything.pro, wordpress.org |
| Blocks | 1 | 5 |
| Shortcodes | — | 4 |