WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Member Protection vs User Registration & Membership

Simple Member Protection

by WP Plugin Pilot

Fewer than 10 installs

User Registration & Membership

by wpeverest

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

User Registration & Membership has more active installs: 50K+, against fewer than 10 for Simple Member Protection.
On a typical day, User Registration & Membership is downloaded about 1,601 times, Simple Member Protection about 2.
Simple Member Protection has no reviews yet.
User Registration & Membership was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Sep 29, 2026 for Simple Member Protection.
User Registration & Membership is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Simple Member Protection.
User Registration & Membership has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for Simple Member Protection.

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

Metric	Simple Member Protection	User Registration & Membership
Popular rank	#71,778	#731
Active installs	Fewer than 10	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	44	88.8K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(832)
Support threads resolved	–	75%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.04	×1.52
Last release	1 month ago	4 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.4

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