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…
300K+ active installs
Free
Paid Membership Subscriptions…
10K+ active installs
Free
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
| Metric | Members – Membership & User Role Editor… | Paid Membership Subscriptions… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ◄ | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 1,245 | ◄ | 260 |
| Active Installs | 300K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 6.8M+ | ◄ | 1.9M+ |
| Support Resolution | 90% | ► | 96% |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ► | 2 weeks ago |
| First Released | 2009 | 2015 | |
| Age | 17 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 3.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.2.19 | 3.0.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Members – Membership & User Role Editor…
Paid Membership Subscriptions…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Members – Membership & User Role Editor… averaged approximately 2,439 daily downloads while Paid Membership Subscriptions… averaged 795.
Recent Reviews
Members – Membership & User Role Editor… Reviews
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
Works Great
Simple to use
Very Good
Worked perfectly for my use case
Paid Membership Subscriptions… Reviews
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
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
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
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