WordPress plugin comparison
ELM vs Simple Membership
At a glance
- Simple Membership has more active installs: 40K+, against fewer than 10 for ELM.
- On a typical day, Simple Membership is downloaded about 779 times, ELM about 1.
- ELM is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 477 reviews.
- Simple Membership was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Aug 14, 2020 for ELM.
- Simple Membership is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for ELM.
- Simple Membership has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for ELM.
Line by line
Simple Membership leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  ELM |  Simple Membership |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #59,430 | #872 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 55.5K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.6(477) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 77% |
| Tested up to | 5.5.24 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×2.15 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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