Simple Membership After Login Redirection 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 #272, ahead of Simple Membership After Login Redirection at #1,532. Over the last 7 days Ultimate Member held its place and Simple Membership After Login Redirection climbed 3 places. Ultimate Member has the largest install base, roughly 20× the next: 200K+ active installs against 10K+ for Simple Membership After Login Redirection. Downloads this week: Ultimate Member 11,296 and Simple Membership After Login Redirection 398. Ratings: Simple Membership After Login Redirection 4.8★ from 15 and Ultimate Member 4.4★ from 1,445 reviews.
| Metric | Simple Membership After Login Redirection | Ultimate Member |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,532 ▲ 3 | #272 ▬ |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 200K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 398 | 11,296 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (15) | 4.4★ (1,445) |
| Last updated | Aug 21, 2026 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.1 | 2.14.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,529 | #264 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jun 2014 | 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
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Simple Membership After Login Redirection or Ultimate Member?
By active installs, Ultimate Member: 200K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Simple Membership After Login Redirection, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Simple Membership After Login Redirection or Ultimate Member?
Ultimate Member, at #272 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Simple Membership After Login Redirection at #1,532. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Simple Membership After Login Redirection 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.