WordPress plugin comparison

Search Regex vs Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce

Search Regex

by John Godley

100K+ installs4.7

Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce

by Searchanise

900+ installs4.4

At a glance

Search Regex has more active installs: 100K+, against 900+ for Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, Search Regex is downloaded about 1,120 times, Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce about 55.
Search Regex is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 101 reviews, against 4.4 from 43 reviews.
Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Oct 22, 2026, against Oct 6, 2026 for Search Regex.
Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 50% for Search Regex.
Search Regex is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce.
Search Regex has been around longer: since 2007, against 2019 for Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce.

Search Regex leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Search Regex	Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#292	#7,178
Active installs	100K+	900+
Downloads, last 30 days	51K	1.5K
Rating	4.7(101)	4.4(43)
Support threads resolved	50%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×1.31	×0.68
Last release	1 month ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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