Search & Replace Everything vs Better Search Replace

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

Search & Replace Everything

by KaizenCoders

Health A88

Better Search Replace

by WP Engine

Health B74

Active-install trajectory

Search & Replace Everything Better Search Replace

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	Search & Replace Everything	Better Search Replace
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	B · 74
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	84/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	18/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.44★ ✓	4.31★
Reviews	26	544 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	82/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5d ago	4d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	19.9K	203.6K ✓
Category	Backup	Search

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

Release activity

Search & Replace Everything Better Search Replace

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.