WordPress plugin comparison
Access Guard vs User Access Manager
At a glance
- User Access Manager has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Access Guard.
- On a typical day, User Access Manager is downloaded about 151 times, Access Guard about 3.
- Access Guard is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.4 from 112 reviews.
- Access Guard was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Sep 10, 2026 for User Access Manager.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- User Access Manager has been around longer: since 2008, against 2023 for Access Guard.
Line by line
User Access Manager leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Access Guard |  User Access Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #51,303 | #1,487 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 47 | 3.6K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.4(112) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×0.96 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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