WordPress plugin comparison

Paid Membership Subscriptions vs Membership Plugin

Paid Membership Subscriptions

by Cozmoslabs

10K+ installs4.7

Membership Plugin

by Nexcess

8K+ installs3.1

At a glance

Paid Membership Subscriptions has more active installs: 10K+, against 8K+ for Membership Plugin.
On a typical day, Paid Membership Subscriptions is downloaded about 608 times, Membership Plugin about 162.
Paid Membership Subscriptions is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 270 reviews, against 3.1 from 100 reviews.
Paid Membership Subscriptions was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 14, 2026 for Membership Plugin.
Paid Membership Subscriptions resolves more of its support threads: 95% in the last two months, against 0% for Membership Plugin.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Membership Plugin has been around longer: since 2010, against 2015 for Paid Membership Subscriptions.

Paid Membership Subscriptions leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Paid Membership Subscriptions	Membership Plugin
Popular rank	#1,470	#2,309
Active installs	10K+	8K+
Downloads, last 30 days	29.1K	10K
Rating	4.7(270)	3.1(100)
Support threads resolved	95%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×2.30	×0.67
Last release	8 days ago	26 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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