WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Member Protection vs WP-Members Membership Plugin

Simple Member Protection

by WP Plugin Pilot

Fewer than 10 installs

WP-Members Membership Plugin

by Chad Butler

50K+ installs4.6

At a glance

WP-Members Membership Plugin has more active installs: 50K+, against fewer than 10 for Simple Member Protection.
On a typical day, WP-Members Membership Plugin is downloaded about 1,223 times, Simple Member Protection about 2.
Simple Member Protection has no reviews yet.
WP-Members Membership Plugin was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Sep 29, 2026 for Simple Member Protection.
WP-Members Membership Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Simple Member Protection.
WP-Members Membership Plugin has been around longer: since 2009, against 2025 for Simple Member Protection.

WP-Members Membership Plugin leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Member Protection	WP-Members Membership Plugin
Popular rank	#71,778	#749
Active installs	Fewer than 10	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	44	69.5K
Rating	No ratings	4.6(272)
Support threads resolved	–	40%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.04	×1.35
Last release	1 month ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	–

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