WordPress plugin comparison
Ivory Search vs Sphinx Search
At a glance
- Ivory Search has more active installs: 90K+, against fewer than 10 for Sphinx Search.
- On a typical day, Ivory Search is downloaded about 874 times, Sphinx Search about 1.
- Sphinx Search is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 1,562 reviews.
- Ivory Search was updated more recently: Oct 21, 2026, against Aug 6, 2009 for Sphinx Search.
- Ivory Search is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.8.1 for Sphinx Search.
- Sphinx Search has been around longer: since 2009, against 2017 for Ivory Search.
Line by line
Ivory Search leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Ivory Search |  Sphinx Search |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #471 | – |
| Active installs | 90K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 63K | 21 |
| Rating | 4.9(1.6K) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 2.8.1 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.13 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 21 days ago | 17 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | – |
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