WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Membership Custom Messages vs User Registration & Membership

Simple Membership Custom Messages

by wp.insider

7K+ installs5.0

User Registration & Membership

by wpeverest

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

User Registration & Membership has more active installs: 50K+, against 7K+ for Simple Membership Custom Messages.
On a typical day, User Registration & Membership is downloaded about 1,765 times, Simple Membership Custom Messages about 31.
Simple Membership Custom Messages is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.8 from 832 reviews.
User Registration & Membership was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Aug 21, 2026 for Simple Membership Custom Messages.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Simple Membership Custom Messages has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for User Registration & Membership.

User Registration & Membership leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Membership Custom Messages	User Registration & Membership
Popular rank	#2,620	#731
Active installs	7K+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	961	82.5K
Rating	5.0(4)	4.8(832)
Support threads resolved	–	75%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.84	×1.52
Last release	2 months ago	4 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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