WordPress plugin comparison
Content Control vs Ultimate Member
At a glance
- Ultimate Member has more active installs: 200K+, against 40K+ for Content Control.
- On a typical day, Ultimate Member is downloaded about 4,094 times, Content Control about 330.
- Content Control is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 575 reviews, against 4.4 from 1,445 reviews.
- Ultimate Member was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Sep 29, 2026 for Content Control.
- Ultimate Member resolves more of its support threads: 65% in the last two months, against 0% for Content Control.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Ultimate Member has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Content Control.
Line by line
Ultimate Member leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Content Control |  Ultimate Member |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #875 | #274 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 200K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 15.4K | 214.3K |
| Rating | 4.9(575) | 4.4(1.4K) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 65% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.02 | ×3.78 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
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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