WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Membership vs Ultimate Member
At a glance
- Ultimate Member has more active installs: 200K+, against 40K+ for Simple Membership.
- On a typical day, Ultimate Member is downloaded about 3,799 times, Simple Membership about 779.
- Simple Membership is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 477 reviews, against 4.4 from 1,445 reviews.
- Simple Membership was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Nov 2, 2026 for Ultimate Member.
- Simple Membership resolves more of its support threads: 77% in the last two months, against 67% for Ultimate Member.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Simple Membership has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Ultimate Member.
Line by line
Ultimate Member leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Simple Membership |  Ultimate Member |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #872 | #274 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 200K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 55.5K | 216.6K |
| Rating | 4.6(477) | 4.4(1.4K) |
| Support threads resolved | 77% | 67% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×2.15 | ×3.78 |
| Last release | 7 days ago | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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