Ultimate Member – User Profile… vs Paid Membership Subscriptions… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Ultimate Member – User Profile…
200K+ active installs
Free + Premium
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) while Ultimate Member – User Profile… leads in active installations (200K+ vs 10K+). Both are free + premium WordPress plugins. Ultimate Member – User Profile… has accumulated 12M+ total downloads while Paid Membership Subscriptions… has 1.9M+. Paid Membership Subscriptions… has a higher support resolution rate (96% vs 94%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Ultimate Member – User Profile… | Paid Membership Subscriptions… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.4/5 | ► | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 1,447 | ◄ | 260 |
| Active Installs | 200K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 12M+ | ◄ | 1.9M+ |
| Support Resolution | 94% | ► | 96% |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 2 weeks ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2015 | |
| Age | 11 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.2+ | 3.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.0+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free + Premium | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.11.3 | 3.0.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Ultimate Member – User Profile…
Paid Membership Subscriptions…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Ultimate Member – User Profile… averaged approximately 4,542 daily downloads while Paid Membership Subscriptions… averaged 795.
Recent Reviews
Ultimate Member – User Profile… Reviews
Worst app ever
It’s very limiting; its templates are basic, you can’t control the images that users upload, and they have very low resolution, which makes it unprofessional. This topic was modified 14 hours,
It Doesn’t Work Right
This plugin never works right. It’s just one screw-up after another that I keep running into. And the support is never able to help (for free). I spend more time trying to fix this plugin than I spend
Support has dropped – will be moving plugins
I have been reaching out to support and they do not reply or fix the issues. It is disappointing. I will be moving plugins This topic was modified 2 months, 1 week ago by esther0708.
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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