WordPress plugin comparison

New User Approve vs User Registration & Membership

New User Approve

by Saad Iqbal

20K+ installs4.3

User Registration & Membership

by wpeverest

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

User Registration & Membership has more active installs: 50K+, against 20K+ for New User Approve.
On a typical day, User Registration & Membership is downloaded about 1,601 times, New User Approve about 189.
User Registration & Membership is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 832 reviews, against 4.3 from 131 reviews.
User Registration & Membership was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Sep 30, 2026 for New User Approve.
User Registration & Membership 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 2017 for User Registration & Membership.

User Registration & Membership leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	New User Approve	User Registration & Membership
Popular rank	#1,348	#731
Active installs	20K+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	6.1K	88.8K
Rating	4.3(131)	4.8(832)
Support threads resolved	25%	75%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.03	×1.52
Last release	1 month ago	4 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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