WordPress plugin comparison
ElasticPress vs Search & Replace
At a glance
- Search & Replace has more active installs: 100K+, against 8K+ for ElasticPress.
- On a typical day, ElasticPress is downloaded about 736 times, Search & Replace about 271.
- Search & Replace is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 283 reviews, against 4.2 from 30 reviews.
- ElasticPress was updated more recently: Sep 10, 2026, against Aug 26, 2024 for Search & Replace.
- ElasticPress resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Search & Replace.
- ElasticPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Search & Replace.
- Search & Replace has been around longer: since 2007, against 2014 for ElasticPress.
Line by line
ElasticPress leads on 5 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  ElasticPress |  Search & Replace |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,383 | #362 |
| Active installs | 8K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 19K | 6.7K |
| Rating | 4.2(30) | 4.3(283) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.5.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×0.17 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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