WordPress plugin comparison
New User Approve vs Ultimate Member
At a glance
- Ultimate Member has more active installs: 200K+, against 20K+ for New User Approve.
- On a typical day, Ultimate Member is downloaded about 3,799 times, New User Approve about 189.
- Ultimate Member is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 1,445 reviews, against 4.3 from 131 reviews.
- Ultimate Member was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Sep 30, 2026 for New User Approve.
- Ultimate Member resolves more of its support threads: 75% in the last two months, against 25% for New User Approve.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- New User Approve has been around longer: since 2008, against 2015 for Ultimate Member.
Line by line
Ultimate Member leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  New User Approve |  Ultimate Member |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,348 | #274 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 200K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 6.1K | 216.6K |
| Rating | 4.3(131) | 4.4(1.4K) |
| Support threads resolved | 25% | 75% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.03 | ×3.87 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 8 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
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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