WP Store Locator vs amCharts: Charts and Maps (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
amCharts: Charts and Maps
2.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, amCharts: Charts and Maps has a higher user rating (5/5 from 29 reviews) while WP Store Locator leads in active installations (50K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. WP Store Locator has accumulated 1.5M+ total downloads while amCharts: Charts and Maps has 104K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | WP Store Locator | amCharts: Charts and Maps | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 311 | ◄ | 29 |
| Active Installs | 50K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.5M+ | ◄ | 104K+ |
| Support Resolution | 25% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2014 | |
| Age | 13 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.7+ | 3.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.3.0 | 1.4.5 |
Rating Breakdown
WP Store Locator
amCharts: Charts and Maps
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, WP Store Locator averaged approximately 948 daily downloads while amCharts: Charts and Maps averaged 19.
Recent Reviews
WP Store Locator Reviews
Switched from Agile
Love this plugin, and love it’s simplistic approach. Easy to setup and get locations quickly listed and published. Switched to this one after using Agile Store Locator, which is so complicated that I
Perfect
Got all I needed.
Amazing Plugin and Great Support!
I’ve used this plugin on 2 commercial sites and it is rock solid. When my client wanted to use this as a way to add cities with customers, but didn’t want to specify who they were or their street
amCharts: Charts and Maps Reviews
Great Plugin (a lot to learn)
As a standalone JS chart library, Amcharts is one of the best there is – powerful, logically organized, and remarkably stable. This plugin is essentially a shortcode generator – you still need to writ
Beats any chart plugin
Yes, you need to work a little harder to get things going than with other plugins, but the output is so much better! I can’t imagine a diagram that can’t be done with Amworks. Keep up the great work �
Forgot to review
I have used this plugin almost 7 years ago and that time I was stacked for somewhere and I asked for help, plugin author @martynasma helped me. I was very glad to him but I forgot to review. This 5 st
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