Paid Membership Subscriptions… vs Groups 404 Redirect (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Paid Membership Subscriptions…
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Paid Membership Subscriptions… has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 260 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Paid Membership Subscriptions… has accumulated 1.9M+ total downloads while Groups 404 Redirect has 41K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Paid Membership Subscriptions… | Groups 404 Redirect | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ◄ | 4.6/5 |
| Total Reviews | 260 | ◄ | 10 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.9M+ | ◄ | 41K+ |
| Support Resolution | 96% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 weeks ago | ◄ | 3 months ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2013 | |
| Age | 11 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.1+ | 6.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.0.1 | 1.10.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Paid Membership Subscriptions…
Groups 404 Redirect
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Paid Membership Subscriptions… averaged approximately 795 daily downloads while Groups 404 Redirect averaged 12.
Recent Reviews
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
Groups 404 Redirect Reviews
Works perfectly
I was looking for a solution for redirects until I found this plugin. Does exactly what is required. A perfect solution.
Perfect.
I know this plugin hasn’t been updated in a couple years, but IMHO Groups and its related plugins (like this one) are a hidden gem for WordPress sites. So many people jump to complicated membership pl
Works perfectly
I was getting redirect loops from non-authorized users trying to access restricted woocommerce pages… installed this plugin and set the option to redirecto the login page… and *BOOM* it works perfectl
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