WordPress plugin comparison
Menu By User Roles vs Restrict User Access
At a glance
- Restrict User Access has more active installs: 10K+, against 1K+ for Menu By User Roles.
- On a typical day, Restrict User Access is downloaded about 323 times, Menu By User Roles about 23.
- Menu By User Roles is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.3 from 94 reviews.
- Restrict User Access was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Oct 14, 2026 for Menu By User Roles.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Restrict User Access has been around longer: since 2015, against 2023 for Menu By User Roles.
Line by line
Restrict User Access leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Menu By User Roles |  Restrict User Access |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #6,245 | #1,549 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.2K | 21K |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 4.3(94) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.63 | ×0.81 |
| Last release | 27 days ago | 3 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 8.2 |
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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