Ajax Search Lite vs HUSKY - Products Filter Professional for WooCommerce
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| Feature | Ajax Search Lite v4.14.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | HUSKY - Products Filter Professional for WooCommerce v1.4.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 70,000+ | 80,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | October 24, 2026 |
| Editions | Ajax Search Lite · Ajax Search Pro ($) | HUSKY - Products Filter Professional for WooCommerce · HUSKY - Products Filter for WooCommerce (premium) ($) |
| Pros | Live results as visitors type; Custom post types, custom fields and categories searched; Free, with WooCommerce price fields in results | Filters by taxonomy, attribute, meta field, price, rating and stock; AJAX filtering option with shortcode placement; Extension set for quick search, colour, range slider and URL-based filtering |
| Cons | Pro features need a paid licence; Upgrade prompts appear in the admin menu and sidebar; Google keyword suggestions call an external Google endpoint | Free build is limited to one filter element, per its on-screen message; Premium upgrade prompts appear in the admin; Many extensions and options to configure before the filter is useful |
| 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 | Filters by category, attribute, tag and taxonomy, AJAX filtering option, Filter shortcodes, Quick search filter, Search-friendly URLs for filter state, Colour filter extension, Range slider extension, Rating filter extension, Meta field filter extension, Saved queries extension |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | WPML, Polylang, BuddyPress, Divi | Advanced Custom Fields, WPML, Polylang |
| 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 | — |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 17 |