WordPress plugin comparison

Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer) vs Simple Membership

Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer)

by David Marín Carreño (DaveFX)

300+ installs4.3

Simple Membership

by wp.insider

40K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Simple Membership has more active installs: 40K+, against 300+ for Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer).
On a typical day, Simple Membership is downloaded about 919 times, Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer) about 23.
Simple Membership is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 477 reviews, against 4.3 from 6 reviews.
Simple Membership was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Oct 8, 2026 for Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer).
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Simple Membership has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer).

Simple Membership leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer)	Simple Membership
Popular rank	#9,958	#873
Active installs	300+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	725	67.5K
Rating	4.3(6)	4.6(477)
Support threads resolved	–	77%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.47	×2.15
Last release	1 month ago	1 day ago
Requires PHP	8.0	7.4

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