WordPress plugin comparison

Multisite User Registration Manager vs User Switching

Multisite User Registration Manager

by Jan Štětina

10+ installs5.0

User Switching

by John Blackbourn

200K+ installs4.9

At a glance

User Switching has more active installs: 200K+, against 10+ for Multisite User Registration Manager.
On a typical day, User Switching is downloaded about 3,110 times, Multisite User Registration Manager about 1.
Multisite User Registration Manager is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 238 reviews.
User Switching was updated more recently: Aug 29, 2026, against Feb 1, 2014 for Multisite User Registration Manager.
User Switching is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Multisite User Registration Manager.
User Switching has been around longer: since 2009, against 2012 for Multisite User Registration Manager.

User Switching leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Multisite User Registration Manager	User Switching
Popular rank	#46,710	#242
Active installs	10+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	34	80.9K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.9(238)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.47
Last release	12 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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