WordPress plugin comparison
Access vs Roles & Capabilities
At a glance
- Roles & Capabilities has more active installs: 1K+, against 10+ for Access.
- On a typical day, Roles & Capabilities is downloaded about 27 times, Access about 1.
- Access has no reviews yet.
- Roles & Capabilities was updated more recently: Dec 19, 2025, against Nov 4, 2013 for Access.
- Roles & Capabilities is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.7.0 for Access.
- Access has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for Roles & Capabilities.
Line by line
Roles & Capabilities leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Access |  Roles & Capabilities |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #48,058 | #5,454 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 23 | 759 |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(7) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.7.0 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.42 |
| Last release | 13 years ago | 10 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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