WordPress plugin comparison
ContentGate vs Groups
At a glance
- Groups has more active installs: 10K+, against 40+ for ContentGate.
- On a typical day, Groups is downloaded about 191 times, ContentGate about 10.
- ContentGate is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 382 reviews.
- Groups was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Oct 16, 2026 for ContentGate.
- ContentGate resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 80% for Groups.
- Groups is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for ContentGate.
- Groups has been around longer: since 2012, against 2026 for ContentGate.
Line by line
Groups leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  ContentGate |  Groups |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #22,088 | #1,738 |
| Active installs | 40+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 249 | 8.9K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.8(382) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 80% |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.31 | ×1.36 |
| Last release | 23 days ago | 4 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free