WordPress plugin comparison
Membership Plugin vs Simple Membership
At a glance
- Simple Membership has more active installs: 40K+, against 8K+ for Membership Plugin.
- On a typical day, Simple Membership is downloaded about 779 times, Membership Plugin about 162.
- Simple Membership is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 477 reviews, against 3.1 from 100 reviews.
- Simple Membership was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 14, 2026 for Membership Plugin.
- Simple Membership resolves more of its support threads: 77% 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 2014 for Simple Membership.
Line by line
Simple Membership leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Membership Plugin |  Simple Membership |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,309 | #872 |
| Active installs | 8K+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 10K | 55.5K |
| Rating | 3.1(100) | 4.6(477) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 77% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.67 | ×2.15 |
| Last release | 26 days ago | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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