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Best paid membership plugins for WordPress

The most popular paid membership plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Paid Membership Subscriptions leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of GoUrl Paid Memberships Pro (50+) and Wallkit Subscriptions & Paywall Plugin for WordPress (20+). All 4 plugins tagged “paid membership” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 4 paid membership plugins

  1. 1.
    Paid Membership Subscriptions

    The most installed paid membership plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 270 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  2. 2.
    GoUrl Paid Memberships Pro

    50+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.

  3. 3.
    Wallkit Subscriptions & Paywall Plugin for WordPress

    20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.

  4. 4.
    WP Users Pro Subscriptions Plugin

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.0.

All 4 plugins tagged “paid membership”