Better Search vs Relevanssi
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| Feature | Better Search v4.5.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | Relevanssi v4.28.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Better Search · Better Search Pro ($) | Relevanssi · Relevanssi Premium ($) |
| Pros | Relevance-ranked search with weighting for titles and content; Live search, popular-search heatmap and search widgets | Relevance-sorted results with partial-word matching; Compatibility modules for WooCommerce, Polylang, WPML and ACF; Search log and did-you-mean suggestions |
| Cons | Some options and features are reserved for the paid Pro edition; Extra settings and tables can take time to tune | Index tables can need hundreds of megabytes of database space; Some advanced features are only in Relevanssi Premium; Search log stores what visitors search for, which may need a privacy notice |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 | Relevance-sorted search results, Custom search index table, Stop word list, Search log with optional IP recording, Did you mean block, Relevanssi admin menu with settings, Hooks into Premium-only features when installed ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Freemius | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Polylang, WPML, Yoast SEO | Polylang, WPML, Advanced Custom Fields |
| Requires WordPress | 6.9 | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.freemius.com | — |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |
| Custom tables | — | 3 |