WordPress plugin comparison

Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce vs Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW

Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce

by Searchanise

900+ installs4.4

Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW

by WBW Plugins

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW has more active installs: 50K+, against 900+ for Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW is downloaded about 1,116 times, Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce about 55.
Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 325 reviews, against 4.4 from 43 reviews.
Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Oct 22, 2026 for Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce.
Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 88% for Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW.
Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce.
Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW has been around longer: since 2018, against 2019 for Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce.

Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce	Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW
Popular rank	#7,178	#730
Active installs	900+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.5K	53.8K
Rating	4.4(43)	4.8(325)
Support threads resolved	100%	88%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.68	×1.98
Last release	20 days ago	11 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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