Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA 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 – reCAPTCHA

Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA

3.7(11)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
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Simple Membership After Login…

Simple Membership After Login…

4.8(15)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated Yesterday
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Simple Membership After Login… has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 15 reviews) while Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA leads in active installations (20K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA has accumulated 450K+ total downloads while Simple Membership After Login… has 224K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
3.7/5Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA
Simple Membership After Login…4.8/5
Total Reviews
11Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA
Simple Membership After Login…15
Active Installs
20K+Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA
Simple Membership After Login…10K+
Total Downloads
450K+Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA
Simple Membership After Login…224K+
Support Resolution
N/AUltimate Member – reCAPTCHA
Simple Membership After Login…N/A
Last Updated
1 year agoUltimate Member – reCAPTCHA
Simple Membership After Login…Yesterday
First Released
2019Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA
Simple Membership After Login…2014
Age
7 yearsUltimate Member – reCAPTCHA
Simple Membership After Login…12 years
WP Requires
5.5+Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA
Simple Membership After Login…4.5+
PHP Requires
5.6+Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA
Simple Membership After Login…false+
Business Model
FreeUltimate Member – reCAPTCHA
Simple Membership After Login…Free
Latest Version
2.3.8Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA
Simple Membership After Login…2.1

Rating Breakdown

Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA

3.7/5(11 reviews)
5
55%
4
9%
3
9%
2
9%
1
18%

Simple Membership After Login…

4.8/5(15 reviews)
5
93%
4
0%
3
0%
2
7%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA Reviews

by walbadynamics

Blocks the admin panel

It works first, and then begins to block the admin panel

by DeepBlue

Perfect plugin to avoid spam !

Perfect and works fine thank you

by Natacha

Works for me with reCaptcha v3

Definitely works for me using reCaptcha v3 and WordPress 6.02 and Ultimate Member 2.5 I have it running alongside Formidable Forms’ reCaptcha integration with no issues as I am using more complex func

Simple Membership After Login… Reviews

by Terry J

Very good addon plugin…

What can I not like? Works as needed and the author shares it for free:)

by sh3ph3rd

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

by luisfeeney

Muchas Gracias

Excelente Plugin, es exactamente lo que necesitaba

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA or Simple Membership After Login… more popular?
Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA has 20K+ active installations while Simple Membership After Login… has 10K+. Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA or Simple Membership After Login…?
Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA has a 3.7/5 rating from 11 reviews, while Simple Membership After Login… has a 4.8/5 rating from 15 reviews.
Are Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA and Simple Membership After Login… free?
Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA is free and Simple Membership After Login… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA or Simple Membership After Login…?
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?
Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA was last updated 1 year ago and Simple Membership After Login… was last updated Yesterday.

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