WordPress plugin comparison

Awesome Color Palettes vs Variation Swatches for WooCommerce

Awesome Color Palettes

by richardgabriel

100+ installs5.0

Variation Swatches for WooCommerce

by WPFactory

500+ installs4.0

At a glance

Variation Swatches for WooCommerce has more active installs: 500+, against 100+ for Awesome Color Palettes.
On a typical day, Awesome Color Palettes is downloaded about 3 times, Variation Swatches for WooCommerce about 2.
Awesome Color Palettes is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.0 from 9 reviews.
Variation Swatches for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Mar 30, 2021 for Awesome Color Palettes.
Variation Swatches for WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.7.21 for Awesome Color Palettes.
Awesome Color Palettes has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Variation Swatches for WooCommerce.

Variation Swatches for WooCommerce leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Awesome Color Palettes	Variation Swatches for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#14,337	#9,017
Active installs	100+	500+
Downloads, last 30 days	98	230
Rating	5.0(3)	4.0(9)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.7.21	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.50
Last release	5 years ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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