WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Membership vs SureMembers
At a glance
- Simple Membership has more active installs: 40K+, against 2K+ for SureMembers.
- On a typical day, Simple Membership is downloaded about 779 times, SureMembers about 54.
- SureMembers is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 477 reviews.
- Simple Membership was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Sep 8, 2026 for SureMembers.
- Simple Membership resolves more of its support threads: 77% in the last two months, against 0% for SureMembers.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Simple Membership has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for SureMembers.
Line by line
Simple Membership leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Simple Membership |  SureMembers |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #872 | #4,679 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 55.5K | 1.7K |
| Rating | 4.6(477) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 77% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×2.15 | ×0.70 |
| Last release | 7 days ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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