Echo Knowledge Base vs VK Blocks (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 VK Blocks at #8. VK Blocks leads on 3 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.
VK Blocks
This is a plugin that extends Gutenberg's blocks.
Who leads on what
VK Blocks leads on 3 of the 6 measures we track.
Echo Knowledge Base ranks higher on WordPress.org: #6 against #8 in FAQ Plugins.
VK Blocks has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 10,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Echo Knowledge Base has 124, VK Blocks has 6. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Echo Knowledge Base has more reviews behind its score: 124 against 6.
VK Blocks was updated more recently, on October 20, 2026; Echo Knowledge Base on October 17, 2026.
VK Blocks was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 106,266 times against 17,623.
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 or you want the score backed by more reviews.
VK Blocks
Pick VK Blocks if you want the plugin more sites already run, you want the one shipping releases most recently or you want the one being installed faster right now.
Echo Knowledge Base vs VK Blocks side by side
| Echo Knowledge Base | VK Blocks | |
|---|---|---|
| FAQ Plugins ranking | #6 | #8 |
| Rating | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Reviews | 124 | 6 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Total downloads | 1,250,972 | 5,453,196 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 17,623 | 106,266 |
| Last updated | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| First published | Jan 10, 2017 | Nov 26, 2018 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1.3 | 7.1.3 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
Echo Knowledge Base ratings
VK Blocks 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 VK Blocks can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the FAQ Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Echo Knowledge Base vs VK Blocks: common questions
Is Echo Knowledge Base better than VK Blocks?
VK Blocks leads on 3 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 #8 in FAQ Plugins.
Which has more users, Echo Knowledge Base or VK Blocks?
Echo Knowledge Base ranks higher on WordPress.org: #6 against #8 in FAQ Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Echo Knowledge Base or VK Blocks?
VK Blocks has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 10,000+.
Are Echo Knowledge Base and VK Blocks free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Echo Knowledge Base may also sell a paid version or add-ons. VK Blocks may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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