Echo Knowledge Base vs Happy FAQs (October 2026)
Updated October 22, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org FAQ Plugins top 10: Echo Knowledge Base at #6 and Happy FAQs at #9. Echo Knowledge Base leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Echo Knowledge Base
Echo Knowledge Base – Documentation, FAQs, Chat & Smart Search
A fully featured, easy-to-use documentation plugin with AI chat, search, FAQs, and quizzes. Build beautiful knowledge bases, docs, and wikis.
Happy FAQs
Happy FAQs – WordPress FAQ and Product FAQ
WordPress FAQ and WooCommerce product FAQ plugin with accordion layouts, Google FAQ schema, AI generator, Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, and shortcodes.
Who leads on what
Echo Knowledge Base leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track.
Echo Knowledge Base ranks higher on WordPress.org: #6 against #9 in FAQ Plugins.
Echo Knowledge Base has more users: 10,000+ active installs against 1,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Echo Knowledge Base has 124, Happy FAQs has 22. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Echo Knowledge Base has more reviews behind its score: 124 against 22.
Happy FAQs was updated more recently, on October 20, 2026; Echo Knowledge Base on October 17, 2026.
Echo Knowledge Base was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 17,623 times against 2,279.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Echo Knowledge Base
Pick Echo Knowledge Base if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run, you want the score backed by more reviews or you want the one being installed faster right now.
Happy FAQs
Pick Happy FAQs if you want the one shipping releases most recently.
Echo Knowledge Base vs Happy FAQs side by side
| Echo Knowledge Base | Happy FAQs | |
|---|---|---|
| FAQ Plugins ranking | #6 | #9 |
| Rating | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Reviews | 124 | 22 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 1,000+ |
| Total downloads | 1,250,972 | 64,996 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 17,623 | 2,279 |
| Last updated | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| First published | Jan 10, 2017 | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1.3 | 7.0.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free + paid version |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
Echo Knowledge Base ratings
Happy FAQs ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Echo Knowledge Base nor Happy FAQs can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the FAQ Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Echo Knowledge Base vs Happy FAQs: common questions
Is Echo Knowledge Base better than Happy FAQs?
Echo Knowledge Base leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Echo Knowledge Base ranks higher on WordPress.org: #6 against #9 in FAQ Plugins.
Which has more users, Echo Knowledge Base or Happy FAQs?
Echo Knowledge Base ranks higher on WordPress.org: #6 against #9 in FAQ Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Echo Knowledge Base or Happy FAQs?
Echo Knowledge Base has more users: 10,000+ active installs against 1,000+.
Are Echo Knowledge Base and Happy FAQs free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Echo Knowledge Base may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Happy FAQs is listed as commercial, so a paid version or add-ons exist.
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