Site Search 360 vs WooCommerce
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| Feature | Site Search 360 v2.1.11 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid Visit Details | WooCommerce v11.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 7M+ |
| Last updated | — | October 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Site Search 360 · Site Search 360 paid plans ($) | WooCommerce |
| Pros | Replaces the default WordPress search with a hosted index; Autocomplete suggestions and grouped results; Indexes WooCommerce categories and custom fields | Simple and variable products, cart, checkout and coupons; Built-in payment, shipping zone, tax and email tools; REST API and WP-CLI commands for store management |
| Cons | Needs a Site Search 360 account and hosted index; Indexed content is stored on the vendor's servers; Plan limits and trial expiry apply to the hosted service | Payments, shipping and tax all need setup before selling; Many advanced features come from paid marketplace add-ons; Contacts Woo and WordPress services for some optional features |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Replace WordPress search results, Index content on save, publish and trash, Search box, button, form and result block shortcodes, Search widget, Search forms added to menus, WooCommerce category indexing, Search designer admin page, Plan screen with upgrade call to action ($) | Simple and variable products, Cart and checkout, Built-in offline payment methods and gateway API, Shipping zones and methods, Tax rates and calculation, Coupons, Order query API, REST API for products and orders, WP-CLI commands, Analytics reports |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal |
| Analytics | — | WooCommerce usage tracking service |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Advanced Custom Fields, WP Rocket | WooCommerce.com |
| Other | Site Search 360 hosted API | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0.0 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.sitesearch360.com, global.sitesearch360.com, insights.sitesearch360.com, js.sitesearch360.com, cdn.sitesearch360.com | public-api.wordpress.com, woocommerce.com, api.webflow.com, tracking.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.paypal.com, dzv365zjfbd8v.cloudfront.net, api.wordpress.org, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, translate.wordpress.com, api64.ipify.org, ipecho.net, ident.me, tnedi.me, ipinfo.io, api.country.is |
| Blocks | — | 60 |
| Shortcodes | 4 | 7 |
| Custom tables | — | 31 |