WordPress plugin comparison
Login as User or Customer vs Masquerade
At a glance
- Login as User or Customer has more active installs: 100+, against 70+ for Masquerade.
- On a typical day, Login as User or Customer is downloaded about 11 times, Masquerade about 3.
- Masquerade is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.0 from 13 reviews.
- Login as User or Customer was updated more recently: May 9, 2026, against Jun 18, 2012 for Masquerade.
- Login as User or Customer is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.3.2 for Masquerade.
- Masquerade has been around longer: since 2012, against 2020 for Login as User or Customer.
Line by line
Login as User or Customer leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Login as User or Customer |  Masquerade |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #15,686 | #19,091 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 70+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 187 | 64 |
| Rating | 3.0(13) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 3.3.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.26 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 6 months ago | 14 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 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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