Relevanssi vs SearchWP
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| Feature | Relevanssi v4.28.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 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 23, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Relevanssi · Relevanssi Premium ($) | SearchWP ($) |
| Pros | Relevance-sorted results with partial-word matching; Compatibility modules for WooCommerce, Polylang, WPML and ACF; Search log and did-you-mean suggestions | Indexes posts, taxonomies, attachments, comments and users; Fuzzy, partial and synonym matching with stopword control; Search forms placed by shortcode or Gutenberg block |
| Cons | 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 | Paid licence required; this code has no free edition; Weekly usage tracking runs unless a filter disables it |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 ($) | Index posts, taxonomies, attachments, comments and users ($), 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 ($) |
| Plugins | Polylang, WPML, Advanced Custom Fields | Divi ($), bbPress ($), WPML ($), Polylang ($), Elementor ($), Advanced Custom Fields ($), WP All Import ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.1 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Yes |
| External services | — | searchwp.com, plugin.searchwp.com, swpusage.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 3 |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |
| Custom tables | 3 | — |