WordPress plugin comparison

ShopEngine vs Variation Swatches for WooCommerce

ShopEngine

by Roxnor

100K+ installs4.6

Variation Swatches for WooCommerce

by Emran Ahmed

300K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Variation Swatches for WooCommerce has more active installs: 300K+, against 100K+ for ShopEngine.
On a typical day, Variation Swatches for WooCommerce is downloaded about 3,347 times, ShopEngine about 1,631.
Variation Swatches for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 926 reviews, against 4.6 from 212 reviews.
ShopEngine was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Oct 28, 2026 for Variation Swatches for WooCommerce.
Variation Swatches for WooCommerce resolves more of its support threads: 83% in the last two months, against 50% for ShopEngine.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Variation Swatches for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2017, against 2021 for ShopEngine.

Variation Swatches for WooCommerce leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	ShopEngine	Variation Swatches for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#459	#177
Active installs	100K+	300K+
Downloads, last 30 days	60.9K	233.5K
Rating	4.6(212)	4.8(926)
Support threads resolved	50%	83%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.30	×2.26
Last release	4 days ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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