WordPress plugin comparison
ELM vs Ultimate Member
At a glance
- Ultimate Member has more active installs: 200K+, against fewer than 10 for ELM.
- On a typical day, Ultimate Member is downloaded about 3,799 times, ELM about 1.
- ELM is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.4 from 1,445 reviews.
- Ultimate Member was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Aug 14, 2020 for ELM.
- Ultimate Member is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for ELM.
- Ultimate Member has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for ELM.
Line by line
Ultimate Member leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  ELM |  Ultimate Member |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #59,430 | #274 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 200K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 216.6K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.4(1.4K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 67% |
| Tested up to | 5.5.24 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×3.78 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
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