WordPress plugin comparison

AdBear Roles and Admin Access Manager vs Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM)

AdBear Roles and Admin Access Manager

by Secil Kars

Fewer than 10 installs

Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM)

by AAM Plugin

100K+ installs4.2

At a glance

Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM) has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for AdBear Roles and Admin Access Manager.
On a typical day, Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM) is downloaded about 1,026 times, AdBear Roles and Admin Access Manager about 2.
AdBear Roles and Admin Access Manager has no reviews yet.
Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM) was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Jun 24, 2026 for AdBear Roles and Admin Access Manager.
Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for AdBear Roles and Admin Access Manager.
Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM) has been around longer: since 2011, against 2026 for AdBear Roles and Admin Access Manager.

Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM) leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	AdBear Roles and Admin Access Manager	Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM)
Popular rank	#70,781	#396
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	35	65.9K
Rating	No ratings	4.2(421)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×1.06
Last release	4 months ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	8.0

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