ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities vs Ultimate Member
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
Ultimate Member leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #267, ahead of ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities at #3,118. Over the last 7 days Ultimate Member slipped 1 place and ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities slipped 4 places. Ultimate Member has the largest install base, roughly 40× the next: 200K+ active installs against 5K+ for ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities. Ratings: ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities 4.6★ from 236 and Ultimate Member 4.4★ from 1,445 reviews.
| Metric | ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities | Ultimate Member |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #3,118 ▼ 4 | #267 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 5K+ | 200K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | — | 10,570 |
| Rating | 4.6★ (236) | 4.4★ (1,445) |
| Last updated | Sep 5, 2026 | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Current version | 6.0.0.2 | 2.13.0 |
| Best rank on record | #3,052 | #264 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2016 | Jan 2015 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 6 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities or Ultimate Member?
By active installs, Ultimate Member: 200K+ sites run it against 5K+ for ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 15, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities or Ultimate Member?
Ultimate Member, at #267 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities at #3,118. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities or Ultimate Member 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.