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Members – Membership & User Role Editor… vs Paid Membership Subscriptions… (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Members – Membership & User Role Editor…

Members – Membership & User Role Editor…

4.9(1,245)

300K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 month ago
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Paid Membership Subscriptions…

Paid Membership Subscriptions…

4.7(260)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 weeks ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Members – Membership & User Role Editor… has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 1,245 reviews) and leads in active installations (300K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Members – Membership & User Role Editor… has accumulated 6.8M+ total downloads while Paid Membership Subscriptions… has 1.9M+. Paid Membership Subscriptions… has a higher support resolution rate (96% vs 90%).

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.9/5Members – Membership & User Role Editor…
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Paid Membership Subscriptions…4.7/5
Total Reviews
1,245Members – Membership & User Role Editor…
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Paid Membership Subscriptions…260
Active Installs
300K+Members – Membership & User Role Editor…
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Paid Membership Subscriptions…10K+
Total Downloads
6.8M+Members – Membership & User Role Editor…
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Paid Membership Subscriptions…1.9M+
Support Resolution
90%Members – Membership & User Role Editor…
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Paid Membership Subscriptions…96%
Last Updated
1 month agoMembers – Membership & User Role Editor…
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Paid Membership Subscriptions…2 weeks ago
First Released
2009Members – Membership & User Role Editor…
Paid Membership Subscriptions…2015
Age
17 yearsMembers – Membership & User Role Editor…
Paid Membership Subscriptions…11 years
WP Requires
6.0+Members – Membership & User Role Editor…
Paid Membership Subscriptions…3.1+
PHP Requires
7.4+Members – Membership & User Role Editor…
Paid Membership Subscriptions…7.4+
Business Model
FreeMembers – Membership & User Role Editor…
Paid Membership Subscriptions…Free
Latest Version
3.2.19Members – Membership & User Role Editor…
Paid Membership Subscriptions…3.0.1

Rating Breakdown

Members – Membership & User Role Editor…

4.9/5(1,245 reviews)
5
94%
4
3%
3
1%
2
0%
1
2%

Paid Membership Subscriptions…

4.7/5(260 reviews)
5
87%
4
6%
3
2%
2
2%
1
3%

Recent Reviews

Members – Membership & User Role Editor… Reviews

by ptancsik

Works great, easy to use…

The Members plugin has been a reliable part of my workflow. It keeps role and permission management clean, predictable, and free of unnecessary complexity. Everything integrates smoothly, and the inte

by Eva Garbo

Works Great

Simple to use

by duckula

Very Good

Worked perfectly for my use case

Paid Membership Subscriptions… Reviews

by qhrlysterss

required to fix bugs

on pricing page this persisting errors when want to edit showing Updating failed. Invalid JSON body passed. and its only on pricing page never allow to update your own informations kindly fix thes

by maxi_k

Very Promising, So Far So good!

I have been working with Paid Member Subscriptions Pro for about a year now, and although my membership site is not yet launched, it seems PMS Pro is going to play a very important part in it. In fact

by John Webber

Working Great

Working great so far. No complaints.Thank you for developing this! I used AI to get a few things set up, like getting my browser extension to make an API call and see if the user has an active subs

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Members – Membership & User Role Editor… or Paid Membership Subscriptions… more popular?
Members – Membership & User Role Editor… has 300K+ active installations while Paid Membership Subscriptions… has 10K+. Members – Membership & User Role Editor… is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Members – Membership & User Role Editor… or Paid Membership Subscriptions…?
Members – Membership & User Role Editor… has a 4.9/5 rating from 1,245 reviews, while Paid Membership Subscriptions… has a 4.7/5 rating from 260 reviews.
Are Members – Membership & User Role Editor… and Paid Membership Subscriptions… free?
Members – Membership & User Role Editor… is free and Paid Membership Subscriptions… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Members – Membership & User Role Editor… or Paid Membership Subscriptions…?
As of April 2026, Members – Membership & User Role Editor… has a 90% support resolution rate while Paid Membership Subscriptions… has a 96% rate.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Members – Membership & User Role Editor… was last updated 1 month ago and Paid Membership Subscriptions… was last updated 2 weeks ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.