WordPress plugin comparison

Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer) vs Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal

Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer)

by David Marín Carreño (DaveFX)

300+ installs4.3

Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal

by Scott Paterson

900+ installs3.9

At a glance

Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal has more active installs: 900+, against 300+ for Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer).
On a typical day, Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer) is downloaded about 23 times, Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal about 14.
Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer) is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 3.9 from 12 reviews.
Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer) was updated more recently: Oct 8, 2026, against Aug 22, 2026 for Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal has been around longer: since 2016, against 2020 for Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer).

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer)	Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal
Popular rank	#9,958	#7,123
Active installs	300+	900+
Downloads, last 30 days	725	309
Rating	4.3(6)	3.9(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.47	×0.55
Last release	1 month ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	8.0	5.4

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