WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Access Control vs User Menus
At a glance
- User Menus has more active installs: 80K+, against 200+ for Simple Access Control.
- On a typical day, User Menus is downloaded about 103 times, Simple Access Control about 4.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- User Menus was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against Nov 17, 2017 for Simple Access Control.
- User Menus is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.0, against 4.9.35 for Simple Access Control.
- Simple Access Control has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for User Menus.
Line by line
User Menus leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Simple Access Control |  User Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,702 | #542 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 80K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 102 | 3K |
| Rating | 5.0(7) | 5.0(1.3K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.1.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.12 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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