Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction vs User Registration & Membership
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
User Registration & Membership leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #718, ahead of Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction at #1,468. Over the last 7 days User Registration & Membership held its place and Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction climbed 2 places. User Registration & Membership has the largest install base, roughly 5× the next: 50K+ active installs against 10K+ for Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction. Downloads this week: User Registration & Membership 20,893 and Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction 2,458. Ratings: Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction 4.7★ from 266 and User Registration & Membership 4.8★ from 828 reviews.
| Metric | Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction | User Registration & Membership |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,468 ▲ 2 | #718 ▬ |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 2,458 | 20,893 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (266) | 4.8★ (828) |
| Last updated | Aug 19, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.0.9 | 5.2.8 |
| Best rank on record | #1,460 | #707 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2015 | Jul 2017 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction or User Registration & Membership?
By active installs, User Registration & Membership: 50K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 14, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction or User Registration & Membership?
User Registration & Membership, at #718 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction at #1,468. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction or User Registration & Membership alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.