WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Access Roles vs Highland Software Custom Role Manager

Custom Access Roles

by Room 34 Creative Services, LLC

200+ installs5.0

Highland Software Custom Role Manager

by jgrodgers

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Custom Access Roles has more active installs: 200+, against fewer than 10 for Highland Software Custom Role Manager.
On a typical day, Custom Access Roles is downloaded about 8 times, Highland Software Custom Role Manager about 3.
Highland Software Custom Role Manager has no reviews yet.
Highland Software Custom Role Manager was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Jul 11, 2026 for Custom Access Roles.
Highland Software Custom Role Manager is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Custom Access Roles.
Custom Access Roles has been around longer: since 2016, against 2026 for Highland Software Custom Role Manager.

Custom Access Roles leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Access Roles	Highland Software Custom Role Manager
Popular rank	#12,898	#70,990
Active installs	200+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	215	64
Rating	5.0(1)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.46	×0.05
Last release	4 months ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6.0	7.2

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