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…

Paid Membership Subscriptions…

4.7(260)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 weeks ago
View Paid Membership Subscriptions…
VS
Groups 404 Redirect

Groups 404 Redirect

4.6(10)

1.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 months ago
View Groups 404 Redirect

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

Rating
4.7/5Paid Membership Subscriptions…
Groups 404 Redirect4.6/5
Total Reviews
260Paid Membership Subscriptions…
Groups 404 Redirect10
Active Installs
10K+Paid Membership Subscriptions…
Groups 404 Redirect1.0K+
Total Downloads
1.9M+Paid Membership Subscriptions…
Groups 404 Redirect41K+
Support Resolution
96%Paid Membership Subscriptions…
Groups 404 RedirectN/A
Last Updated
2 weeks agoPaid Membership Subscriptions…
Groups 404 Redirect3 months ago
First Released
2015Paid Membership Subscriptions…
Groups 404 Redirect2013
Age
11 yearsPaid Membership Subscriptions…
Groups 404 Redirect13 years
WP Requires
3.1+Paid Membership Subscriptions…
Groups 404 Redirect6.5+
PHP Requires
7.4+Paid Membership Subscriptions…
Groups 404 Redirectfalse+
Business Model
FreePaid Membership Subscriptions…
Groups 404 RedirectFree
Latest Version
3.0.1Paid Membership Subscriptions…
Groups 404 Redirect1.10.0

Rating Breakdown

Paid Membership Subscriptions…

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

Groups 404 Redirect

4.6/5(10 reviews)
5
90%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
10%

Recent Reviews

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

Groups 404 Redirect Reviews

by speleo

Works perfectly

I was looking for a solution for redirects until I found this plugin. Does exactly what is required. A perfect solution.

by Kyler Boudreau

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

by Nick Litten

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Paid Membership Subscriptions… or Groups 404 Redirect more popular?
Paid Membership Subscriptions… has 10K+ active installations while Groups 404 Redirect has 1.0K+. Paid Membership Subscriptions… is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Paid Membership Subscriptions… or Groups 404 Redirect?
Paid Membership Subscriptions… has a 4.7/5 rating from 260 reviews, while Groups 404 Redirect has a 4.6/5 rating from 10 reviews.
Are Paid Membership Subscriptions… and Groups 404 Redirect free?
Paid Membership Subscriptions… is free and Groups 404 Redirect is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Paid Membership Subscriptions… or Groups 404 Redirect?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Paid Membership Subscriptions… was last updated 2 weeks ago and Groups 404 Redirect was last updated 3 months ago.

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