WordPress plugin comparison
AgentPress Permissions vs Custom Access Roles
AgentPress Permissions
by Nick Ciske
10+ installs5.0
Custom Access Roles
by Room 34 Creative Services, LLC
200+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Custom Access Roles has more active installs: 200+, against 10+ for AgentPress Permissions.
- On a typical day, Custom Access Roles is downloaded about 8 times, AgentPress Permissions about 2.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Custom Access Roles was updated more recently: Jul 11, 2026, against Jul 8, 2016 for AgentPress Permissions.
- Custom Access Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.5.33 for AgentPress Permissions.
- AgentPress Permissions has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Custom Access Roles.
Line by line
Custom Access Roles leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | AgentPress Permissions | Custom Access Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #42,771 | #12,902 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31 | 209 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.5.33 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.46 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6.0 |
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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