WordPress plugin comparison

Multiple Category Search Storm vs SearchWP Live Ajax Search

Multiple Category Search Storm

by imseosrl

10+ 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 10+ for Multiple Category Search Storm.
On a typical day, SearchWP Live Ajax Search is downloaded about 288 times, Multiple Category Search Storm about 1.
Multiple Category Search Storm 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 Apr 11, 2016 for Multiple Category Search Storm.
SearchWP Live Ajax Search is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.4.34 for Multiple Category Search Storm.
Multiple Category Search Storm has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for SearchWP Live Ajax Search.

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

Metric	Multiple Category Search Storm	SearchWP Live Ajax Search
Popular rank	#37,155	#795
Active installs	10+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	26	6.1K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.7(36)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.4.34	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.17
Last release	10 years ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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