User Access Manager vs MembershipWorks – Membership, Events &… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
MembershipWorks – Membership, Events &…
2.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, MembershipWorks – Membership, Events &… has a higher user rating (4.4/5 from 37 reviews) while User Access Manager leads in active installations (10K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. User Access Manager has accumulated 1.3M+ total downloads while MembershipWorks – Membership, Events &… has 92K+. MembershipWorks – Membership, Events &… has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 0%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | User Access Manager | MembershipWorks – Membership, Events &… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.3/5 | ► | 4.4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 114 | ◄ | 37 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.3M+ | ◄ | 92K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | ► | 100% |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ► | 1 month ago |
| First Released | 2008 | 2012 | |
| Age | 18 years | 14 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.7+ | 3.0.2+ | |
| PHP Requires | 8.0+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.3.11 | 6.15 |
Rating Breakdown
User Access Manager
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Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, User Access Manager averaged approximately 65 daily downloads while MembershipWorks – Membership, Events &… averaged 12.
Recent Reviews
User Access Manager Reviews
Export users by role
Hello, the plugin is perfect, than you. Only one questions – is it possible to export all users of “group1” for example? It is useful for other plugins (Notification) what aren’t able to work with
Amazing Job
Thanks for this great plugin, you better be happy for this great job.
Amazing
This plugin has made 3 plugins superfluous for me. It can create and restrict new backend user roles. It can also hide menu items individually etc. Great work!
MembershipWorks – Membership, Events &… Reviews
Happy Customer Since 2018
Our club has been using MembershipWorks for over six years now. As a medium-size club of just under 300 members, this software has been a good fit in helping us to manage our members and events. On t
Excellent software and support
We have been using this at a non-profit website we built several years ago. Since we helped the organization move from paper to this electronic platform, membership has more than doubled. Payments a
great membership plugin for a professional association
Our organization of professional communicators is helped immensely by this membership plugin! We have had membership software in the past that was much more expensive and didn’t integrate with WordPre
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