Awesome Instant Search vs Search with Typesense

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health D41

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Search with Typesense moved up one install band, 600+ to 700+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Awesome Instant Search	Search with Typesense
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	700–800 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+17% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	96/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.43★ ✓
Reviews	0	11 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	78/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.7y ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	41	725 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	2.5% ✓
Category	Search	Search

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Awesome Instant SearchSearch with Typesense

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.