WordPress plugin comparison

Login As User & Customer Switcher vs User Switching

by craftyteam

10+ installs5.0

User Switching

by John Blackbourn

200K+ installs4.9

At a glance

User Switching has more active installs: 200K+, against 10+ for Login As User & Customer Switcher.
On a typical day, User Switching is downloaded about 3,080 times, Login As User & Customer Switcher about 5.
Login As User & Customer Switcher is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 238 reviews.
User Switching was updated more recently: Aug 29, 2026, against Jun 8, 2026 for Login As User & Customer Switcher.
User Switching is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Login As User & Customer Switcher.
User Switching has been around longer: since 2009, against 2026 for Login As User & Customer Switcher.

User Switching leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Login As User & Customer Switcher	User Switching
Popular rank	#31,852	#242
Active installs	10+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	94	80.4K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.9(238)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.19	×1.47
Last release	5 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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