Relevanssi vs Ajax Search Lite

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

Relevanssi

by Christoph Vielgrader

Health A91

Ajax Search Lite

by wpdreams

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Relevanssi Ajax Search Lite

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	Relevanssi	Ajax Search Lite
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	70K–80K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	A · 91 ✓	A · 90
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	94/100	94/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	71/100 ✓	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.74★ ✓	4.72★
Reviews	405 ✓	264
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	93/100 ✓	91/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8d ago	4d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	159.4K ✓	48.5K
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

Relevanssi Ajax Search Lite

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.