WordPress plugin comparison

Restrict User Access vs User Registration & Membership

Restrict User Access

by Joachim Jensen

10K+ installs4.3

User Registration & Membership

by wpeverest

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

User Registration & Membership has more active installs: 50K+, against 10K+ for Restrict User Access.
On a typical day, User Registration & Membership is downloaded about 1,601 times, Restrict User Access about 323.
User Registration & Membership is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 832 reviews, against 4.3 from 94 reviews.
Restrict User Access was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Nov 6, 2026 for User Registration & Membership.
User Registration & Membership resolves more of its support threads: 75% in the last two months, against 0% for Restrict User Access.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Restrict User Access has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for User Registration & Membership.

User Registration & Membership leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Restrict User Access	User Registration & Membership
Popular rank	#1,549	#731
Active installs	10K+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	21K	88.8K
Rating	4.3(94)	4.8(832)
Support threads resolved	0%	75%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.81	×1.52
Last release	2 days ago	3 days ago
Requires PHP	8.2	7.4

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