10 Best Relevanssi Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Relevanssi has 100,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Relevanssi
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Pods
Closest matchPods – Custom Content Types and Fields
4.8 (418) 100,000+ active installsPods is a framework for creating, managing, and deploying customized content types and fields for any project.
A similar number of installs, last updated 7 days ago.
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4.6 (276) 1 million+ active installsAdmin UI for creating custom content types like post types and taxonomies
About 10 times the installs, rated 4.6 against 4.8, last updated July 14, 2026.
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Admin Columns
Paid version available4.9 (1,651) 100,000+ active installsTake control of your WordPress admin list tables. Add, remove, and reorder columns for posts, users, media, and more - no coding needed.
A similar number of installs, rated 4.9 against 4.8, last updated 6 days ago.
- 4
Forminator Forms
Paid version availableForminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder
4.8 (2,121) 600,000+ active installsBest WordPress form builder plugin. Create contact forms, payment forms & order forms with 1000+ integrations.
About 6 times the installs, last updated 11 days ago.
- 5
Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor
4.8 (611) 600,000+ active installsElementor templates, Header footer builder, Elementor Post Grid, Woocommerce Grid builder, Slider, Forms, Gallery, Nav menu addons, Elementor widgets.
About 6 times the installs, last updated 21 days ago.
- 6
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights)
4.7 (5,202) 2 million+ active installsAIOSEO is the WordPress SEO plugin. Boost SEO rankings with AI SEO tools, schema, meta descriptions, XML sitemaps & rank tracking.
About 20 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.8, last updated 10 days ago.
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Wordfence Security
Paid version availableWordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
4.7 (4,992) 5 million+ active installsFirewall, Malware Scanner, Two Factor Auth, and Comprehensive Security Features, powered by our 24-hour team. Make security a priority with Wordfence.
About 50 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.8, last updated 28 days ago.
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Elementor
Paid version availableElementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder
4.5 (7,297) 10 million+ active installsThe Elementor Website Builder has it all: drag and drop page builder, Atomic Editor, pixel perfect design, global and reusable style systems, mobile r …
About 100 times the installs, rated 4.5 against 4.8, last updated 7 days ago.
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WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance
4.8 (2,608) 1 million+ active installsGet caching and more with this powerful cache plugin. Cache, optimize images, clean your database and minify for maximum performance.
About 10 times the installs, last updated 25 days ago.
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User Registration
Paid version availableUser Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder
4.8 (828) 50,000+ active installsBuild membership sites with tiered plans, content restriction, drag-&-drop custom registration & login form builder, and built-in payment system.
About half the installs, last updated 26 days ago.
Switching from Relevanssi: common questions
What is the best alternative to Relevanssi?
Pods is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 100,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Relevanssi alternative has the most users?
Elementor, with 10 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Relevanssi alternative is rated highest?
Admin Columns, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 1,651 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Relevanssi alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Relevanssi score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Relevanssi on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Pods is the closest match to Relevanssi by the data we track, and Elementor has the widest reach with 10 million+ active installs. Admin Columns shipped the most recent release, on September 1, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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