WordPress plugin comparison
GRO vs Simple Membership
At a glance
- Simple Membership has more active installs: 40K+, against 300+ for GRO.
- On a typical day, Simple Membership is downloaded about 779 times, GRO about 14.
- GRO is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 477 reviews.
- GRO was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Nov 3, 2026 for Simple Membership.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Simple Membership has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for GRO.
Line by line
Simple Membership leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  GRO |  Simple Membership |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #10,688 | #872 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 349 | 55.5K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.6(477) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 77% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.50 | ×2.15 |
| Last release | today | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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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