Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Grow your recurring revenue with flexible licensing, subscription billing, and software delivery, all powered by your WooCommerce store.
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The perfect Search Engine helps customers to find and buy products quickly – essential for every WooCommerce store.
| Metric | Kestrel API Manager | WooCommerce Product Search |
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| Rating | ★ 4.4 ★ | 4.3 ★ |
| Total reviews | 7 | ★ 195 |
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| Pricing | $199/year | ★ $59/year |
Kestrel API Manager edges out WooCommerce Product Search on rating (4.4★ vs 4.3★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number.
Pricing differs significantly: WooCommerce Product Search at $59/year vs Kestrel API Manager at $199/year (Kestrel API Manager is roughly 3.4x the entry-tier cost of WooCommerce Product Search). The pricier tier typically signals deeper feature coverage or higher capacity ceilings; confirm the gap matches your actual feature requirements before treating cost as the deciding factor.
WooCommerce Product Search has the larger user base (195 reviews vs 7), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Kestrel API Manager's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage store owners who need fast install and low risk should default to Kestrel API Manager; mid-market and enterprise store owners with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — WooCommerce Product Search's 195-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Kestrel API Manager's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical WooCommerce Marketplace listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Kestrel API Manager audit • WooCommerce Product Search audit
| Keyword | Kestrel API Manager | WooCommerce Product Search |
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| payment | #274 | #87 |
| form | #274 | #87 |
Both Kestrel API Manager and WooCommerce Product Search offer paid plans only. Kestrel API Manager starts at $199/year; WooCommerce Product Search starts at $59/year. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Kestrel API Manager has the higher average rating (4.4★ from 7 reviews) compared to WooCommerce Product Search (4.3★ from 195 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Kestrel API Manager holds the higher average rating (4.4★ vs 4.3★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the WooCommerce Marketplace. WooCommerce Product Search has the deeper published review base (195 vs 7), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Kestrel API Manager typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (7 reviews). WooCommerce Product Search typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (195 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Kestrel API Manager and WooCommerce Product Search both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Kestrel API Manager" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
