WordPress plugin comparison

Lightweight Live Ajax Search vs SearchWP Live Ajax Search

Lightweight Live Ajax Search

by Sandesh

20+ installs5.0

SearchWP Live Ajax Search

by Syed Balkhi

40K+ installs4.7

At a glance

SearchWP Live Ajax Search has more active installs: 40K+, against 20+ for Lightweight Live Ajax Search.
On a typical day, SearchWP Live Ajax Search is downloaded about 288 times, Lightweight Live Ajax Search about 2.
Lightweight Live Ajax Search is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 36 reviews.
SearchWP Live Ajax Search was updated more recently: Aug 8, 2026, against Aug 18, 2020 for Lightweight Live Ajax Search.
SearchWP Live Ajax Search is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.5.24 for Lightweight Live Ajax Search.
SearchWP Live Ajax Search has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Lightweight Live Ajax Search.

SearchWP Live Ajax Search leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightweight Live Ajax Search	SearchWP Live Ajax Search
Popular rank	#27,164	#795
Active installs	20+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	46	6.1K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.7(36)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.5.24	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.17
Last release	6 years ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.6

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