NGG Smart Image Search vs Ivory Search

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

NGG Smart Image Search

by wpo-HR

Health A88

Ivory Search

by Vinod Dalvi

Health A96

Active-install trajectory

NGG Smart Image Search Ivory Search

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	NGG Smart Image Search	Ivory Search
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 88	A · 96 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	86/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.43★	4.89★ ✓
Reviews	13	1,560 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	94/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	12d ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	750	76.0K ✓
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

NGG Smart Image Search Ivory Search

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.