10 Best Groups Alternatives in 2026
Updated October 22, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Groups sits at #10 in the WordPress.org Membership Plugins ranking. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Groups
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Simple Membership
Closest match4.6 (475) 40,000+ active installsSimple membership plugin adds membership functionality to your site. Protect members only content using content protection easily.
#3 in the WordPress.org Membership Plugins ranking. About 4 times the installs, rated 4.6 against 4.8, last updated today.
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4.8 (15) 10,000+ active installsAn addon for the simple membership plugin to configure after login redirection to a specific page based on the member's level.
#9 in the WordPress.org Membership Plugins ranking. A similar number of installs, last updated August 21, 2026.
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Ultimate Member
Paid version availableUltimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin
4.4 (1,445) 200,000+ active installsMembership & community plugin with user profiles, registration & login, member directories, content restriction, user roles and much more.
#2 in the WordPress.org Membership Plugins ranking. About 20 times the installs, rated 4.4 against 4.8, last updated 22 days ago.
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WP-Members Membership Plugin
4.6 (272) 50,000+ active installsThe original WordPress membership plugin with content restriction, user login, custom registration fields, user profiles, and more.
#5 in the WordPress.org Membership Plugins ranking. About 5 times the installs, rated 4.6 against 4.8, last updated 2 days ago.
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ProfilePress
Paid version availablePaid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress
3.1 (938) 100,000+ active installsSetup paid membership, accept payment, sell subscription & digital product, paywall, create login & registration form, user profile & member directory
#7 in the WordPress.org Membership Plugins ranking. About 10 times the installs, rated 3.1 against 4.8, last updated 7 days ago.
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Kit (formerly ConvertKit) – Email Newsletter, Email Marketing, Membership, Subscribers and Landing Pages
4.8 (90) 40,000+ active installsBuild your email subscriber lists, send email marketing newsletters, create landing pages, build custom subscription forms with the Form Builder block …
#8 in the WordPress.org Membership Plugins ranking. About 4 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
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Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction
4.7 (269) 10,000+ active installsFeature-packed membership plugin for creating subscription plans, adding recurring payments & content restriction on your membership site.
#6 in the WordPress.org Membership Plugins ranking. A similar number of installs, rated 4.7 against 4.8, last updated 2 days ago.
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User Registration
Paid version availableUser Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder
4.8 (832) 50,000+ active installsBuild membership sites with tiered plans, content restriction, drag-&-drop custom registration & login form builder, and built-in payment system.
#4 in the WordPress.org Membership Plugins ranking. About 5 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin
4.9 (1,280) 300,000+ active installsThe best WordPress membership and user role editor plugin. User Roles & Capabilities editor helps you restrict content in just a few clicks.
#1 in the WordPress.org Membership Plugins ranking. About 30 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.8, last updated today.
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Content Control
Paid version availableContent Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Solution! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More
4.9 (575) 40,000+ active installsRestrict content based on login status, user roles, device type & more. Monetize your content with a paywall or members-only content.
Shares the access-control, membership tags on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.8, last updated 22 days ago.
Groups against each of them
Head to head on installs, ratings, reviews and updates. Each measure names its own leader; there is no overall winner.
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Groups vs Simple Membership10,000+ vs 40,000+ installs · 4.8 vs 4.6
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Groups vs Simple Membership After Login Redirection10,000+ vs 10,000+ installs · 4.8 vs 4.8
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Groups vs Ultimate Member10,000+ vs 200,000+ installs · 4.8 vs 4.4
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Groups vs WP-Members10,000+ vs 50,000+ installs · 4.8 vs 4.6
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Groups vs ProfilePress10,000+ vs 100,000+ installs · 4.8 vs 3.1
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Groups vs Kit10,000+ vs 40,000+ installs · 4.8 vs 4.8
Switching from Groups: common questions
What is the best alternative to Groups?
Simple Membership is the closest match: it shares the Membership Plugins top 10 with Groups and has 40,000+ active installs with a 4.6 out of 5 rating.
Which Groups alternative has the most users?
Members, with 300,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Groups alternative is rated highest?
Members, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 1,280 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Groups alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Groups score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Groups on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Simple Membership is the closest match to Groups by the data we track, and Members has the widest reach with 300,000+ active installs. Members shipped the most recent release, on October 21, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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