WordPress plugin comparison
Search Exclude vs Search with Typesense
At a glance
- Search Exclude has more active installs: 50K+, against 700+ for Search with Typesense.
- On a typical day, Search Exclude is downloaded about 516 times, Search with Typesense about 30.
- Search with Typesense is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 4.8 from 218 reviews.
- Search Exclude was updated more recently: Oct 5, 2026, against May 27, 2026 for Search with Typesense.
- Search Exclude resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Search with Typesense.
- Search Exclude is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.0 for Search with Typesense.
- Search Exclude has been around longer: since 2012, against 2022 for Search with Typesense.
Line by line
Search Exclude leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Search Exclude |  Search with Typesense |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #724 | #7,941 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | 700+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 18.1K | 889 |
| Rating | 4.8(218) | 5.0(11) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.37 | ×0.59 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
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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