WordPress plugin comparison
Data access levels vs Access Areas for WordPress
At a glance
- Access Areas for WordPress has more active installs: 300+, against 10+ for Data access levels.
- On a typical day, Access Areas for WordPress is downloaded about 6 times, Data access levels about 1.
- Data access levels is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 17 reviews.
- Access Areas for WordPress was updated more recently: Dec 5, 2025, against Jan 22, 2015 for Data access levels.
- Access Areas for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.1.42 for Data access levels.
- Access Areas for WordPress has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Data access levels.
Line by line
Access Areas for WordPress leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Data access levels |  Access Areas for WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #43,086 | #9,967 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 22 | 128 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.5(17) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.31 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 11 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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