WordPress plugin comparison
Membership Plugin vs User Frontend
At a glance
- User Frontend has more active installs: 20K+, against 8K+ for Membership Plugin.
- On a typical day, User Frontend is downloaded about 624 times, Membership Plugin about 162.
- User Frontend is rated higher: 4.1 out of 5 from 537 reviews, against 3.1 from 100 reviews.
- User Frontend was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Oct 14, 2026 for Membership Plugin.
- User Frontend resolves more of its support threads: 50% 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 2011 for User Frontend.
Line by line
User Frontend leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Membership Plugin |  User Frontend |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,309 | #1,349 |
| Active installs | 8K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 9.8K | 18.9K |
| Rating | 3.1(100) | 4.1(537) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 50% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.67 | ×1.14 |
| Last release | 26 days ago | 12 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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