WordPress plugin comparison

ContentGate vs Paid Membership Subscriptions

ContentGate

by ThemeGrill

40+ installs5.0

Paid Membership Subscriptions

by Cozmoslabs

10K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Paid Membership Subscriptions has more active installs: 10K+, against 40+ for ContentGate.
On a typical day, Paid Membership Subscriptions is downloaded about 608 times, ContentGate about 10.
ContentGate is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 270 reviews.
Paid Membership Subscriptions was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 16, 2026 for ContentGate.
ContentGate resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 95% for Paid Membership Subscriptions.
Paid Membership Subscriptions is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for ContentGate.
Paid Membership Subscriptions has been around longer: since 2015, against 2026 for ContentGate.

Paid Membership Subscriptions leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	ContentGate	Paid Membership Subscriptions
Popular rank	#22,088	#1,470
Active installs	40+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	234	29.1K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.7(270)
Support threads resolved	100%	95%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.31	×2.30
Last release	25 days ago	8 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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