WordPress plugin comparison
Ultimate Member vs MemberKits
At a glance
- Ultimate Member has more active installs: 200K+, against 400+ for MemberKits.
- On a typical day, Ultimate Member is downloaded about 3,517 times, MemberKits about 14.
- MemberKits is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.4 from 1,445 reviews.
- Ultimate Member was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Sep 1, 2026 for MemberKits.
- MemberKits resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 75% for Ultimate Member.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Ultimate Member has been around longer: since 2015, against 2022 for MemberKits.
Line by line
Ultimate Member leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Ultimate Member |  MemberKits |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #274 | #9,421 |
| Active installs | 200K+ | 400+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 217.7K | 298 |
| Rating | 4.4(1.4K) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 75% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×3.87 | ×0.62 |
| Last release | 8 days ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 8.0 |
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