Ultimate Member – User Profile… vs Simple Membership After Login… (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
Simple Membership After Login…
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Simple Membership After Login… has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 15 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 Simple Membership After Login… has 224K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Ultimate Member – User Profile… | Simple Membership After Login… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.4/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 1,447 | ◄ | 15 |
| Active Installs | 200K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 12M+ | ◄ | 224K+ |
| Support Resolution | 94% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ► | Yesterday |
| First Released | 2015 | 2014 | |
| Age | 11 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.2+ | 4.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.0+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free + Premium | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.11.3 | 2.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Ultimate Member – User Profile…
Simple Membership After Login…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Ultimate Member – User Profile… averaged approximately 4,542 daily downloads while Simple Membership After Login… averaged 258.
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.
Simple Membership After Login… Reviews
Very good addon plugin…
What can I not like? Works as needed and the author shares it for free:)
Works but shows incompatibility with default login
In general: The plug-in is a great add-on for using simple membership plug-in and it works. After creating new editor accounts I saw that using these accounts in the wp-admin login the plug-in seems t
Muchas Gracias
Excelente Plugin, es exactamente lo que necesitaba
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