WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Membership vs Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal

Simple Membership

by wp.insider

40K+ installs4.6

Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal

by Scott Paterson

900+ installs3.9

At a glance

Simple Membership has more active installs: 40K+, against 900+ for Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal.
On a typical day, Simple Membership is downloaded about 919 times, Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal about 14.
Simple Membership is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 477 reviews, against 3.9 from 12 reviews.
Simple Membership was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Aug 22, 2026 for Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Simple Membership has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal.

Simple Membership leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Membership	Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal
Popular rank	#873	#7,123
Active installs	40K+	900+
Downloads, last 30 days	67.5K	309
Rating	4.6(477)	3.9(12)
Support threads resolved	77%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×2.15	×0.55
Last release	1 day ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.4

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