WordPress plugin comparison
Groups vs Simple Membership
At a glance
- Simple Membership has more active installs: 40K+, against 10K+ for Groups.
- On a typical day, Simple Membership is downloaded about 822 times, Groups about 206.
- Groups is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 382 reviews, against 4.6 from 476 reviews.
- Groups was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Nov 3, 2026 for Simple Membership.
- Groups resolves more of its support threads: 80% in the last two months, against 77% for Simple Membership.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Groups has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Simple Membership.
Line by line
Simple Membership leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Groups |  Simple Membership |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,738 | #873 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 9K | 55.6K |
| Rating | 4.8(382) | 4.6(476) |
| Support threads resolved | 80% | 77% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.36 | ×2.15 |
| Last release | 4 days ago | 6 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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