Better Search Replace vs Search & Replace Everything

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

Better Search Replace

by WP Engine

Health B74

Search & Replace Everything

by KaizenCoders

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Better Search Replace Search & Replace Everything

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Better Search Replace	Search & Replace Everything
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1M–2M ✓	20K–30K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 74	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	18/100	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.31★	4.44★ ✓
Reviews	544 ✓	26
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	today ✓	yesterday
Downloads · 30d	209.7K ✓	17.0K
Category	Search	Backup

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

Release activity

Better Search Replace Search & Replace Everything

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.