WordPress plugin comparison

Multisite User Registration Manager vs User Role Editor

Multisite User Registration Manager

by Jan Štětina

10+ installs5.0

User Role Editor

by Vladimir Garagulya

700K+ installs4.5

At a glance

User Role Editor has more active installs: 700K+, against 10+ for Multisite User Registration Manager.
On a typical day, User Role Editor is downloaded about 13,938 times, Multisite User Registration Manager about 1.
Multisite User Registration Manager is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 288 reviews.
User Role Editor was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Feb 1, 2014 for Multisite User Registration Manager.
User Role Editor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 3.5.2 for Multisite User Registration Manager.
User Role Editor has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Multisite User Registration Manager.

User Role Editor leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Multisite User Registration Manager	User Role Editor
Popular rank	#46,710	#90
Active installs	10+	700K+
Downloads, last 30 days	34	541K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(288)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.2
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.84
Last release	12 years ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.2

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