WordPress plugin comparison

Paid Membership Subscriptions vs Simple Payment

Paid Membership Subscriptions

by Cozmoslabs

10K+ installs4.7

Simple Payment

by Ido Kobelkowsky

30+ installs5.0

At a glance

Paid Membership Subscriptions has more active installs: 10K+, against 30+ for Simple Payment.
On a typical day, Paid Membership Subscriptions is downloaded about 608 times, Simple Payment about 18.
Simple Payment is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.7 from 270 reviews.
Paid Membership Subscriptions was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 26, 2026 for Simple Payment.
Paid Membership Subscriptions is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Simple Payment.
Paid Membership Subscriptions has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Simple Payment.

Paid Membership Subscriptions leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Paid Membership Subscriptions	Simple Payment
Popular rank	#1,470	#25,095
Active installs	10K+	30+
Downloads, last 30 days	29.1K	516
Rating	4.7(270)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	95%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×2.30	×0.27
Last release	8 days ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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