Import Users from CSV vs User Import with meta – WP Ultimate CSV… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
User Import with meta – WP Ultimate CSV…
5.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Import Users from CSV has a higher user rating (4.1/5 from 44 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 5.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Import Users from CSV has accumulated 284K+ total downloads while User Import with meta – WP Ultimate CSV… has 118K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Import Users from CSV | User Import with meta – WP Ultimate CSV… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.1/5 | ◄ | 3/5 |
| Total Reviews | 44 | ◄ | 2 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 5.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 284K+ | ◄ | 118K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 months ago | ◄ | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2011 | 2017 | |
| Age | 15 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.1+ | 5.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.0+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.3.1 | 1.6 |
Rating Breakdown
Import Users from CSV
User Import with meta – WP Ultimate CSV…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Import Users from CSV averaged approximately 61 daily downloads while User Import with meta – WP Ultimate CSV… averaged 33.
Recent Reviews
Import Users from CSV Reviews
Notified every user…
This plugin notified all 150 users from a staging site they we were working on. This is despite choosing the box not to notify new users. I am receiving a slew of angry and confused emails. Thanks for
Works .. Kind Of?
If you have a list of 2-3 users, things work fine. If you scale up to anything larger than that, it times out pretty quickly. At that point, just create them manually.
I hate that we are forced to use this plug-in in Paid Memberships Pro
The external plug-in used to work perfectly, since they force us to use this plugin for Paid Memberships Pro I have had nothing but failures. Constantly exceeds the memory of the server, error 500
User Import with meta – WP Ultimate CSV… Reviews
I can’t uninstall
Your plugin was installed in my wordpress without me wanting it. And I can’t uninstall
Nice matching of columns and flawless import
I had some struggles to import new users, but that was due to some code snippets on my site halting the import process. It was clear that the import would work with this free plugin. You only need the
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