WordPress plugin comparison

Membership Plugin vs User Registration & Membership

Membership Plugin

by Nexcess

8K+ installs3.1

User Registration & Membership

by wpeverest

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

User Registration & Membership has more active installs: 50K+, against 8K+ for Membership Plugin.
On a typical day, User Registration & Membership is downloaded about 1,419 times, Membership Plugin about 162.
User Registration & Membership is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 832 reviews, against 3.1 from 100 reviews.
User Registration & Membership was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Oct 14, 2026 for Membership Plugin.
User Registration & Membership resolves more of its support threads: 75% 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 2017 for User Registration & Membership.

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

Metric	Membership Plugin	User Registration & Membership
Popular rank	#2,309	#731
Active installs	8K+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	9.8K	86.5K
Rating	3.1(100)	4.8(832)
Support threads resolved	0%	75%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.67	×1.52
Last release	26 days ago	3 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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