URL Replace vs Better Search Replace

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

URL Replace

by Vipul Bokarvadiya

Health B84

Better Search Replace

by WP Engine

Health B74

Active-install trajectory

URL Replace 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	URL Replace	Better Search Replace
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+650% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	B · 74
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	99/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	18/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.31★ ✓
Reviews	2	544 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	82/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	270	191.3K ✓
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

URL Replace 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.