Simple Membership After Login Redirection vs Ultimate Member (October 2026)
Updated October 22, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Membership Plugins top 10: Simple Membership After Login Redirection at #9 and Ultimate Member at #2. Ultimate Member leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Simple Membership After Login Redirection
An addon for the simple membership plugin to configure after login redirection to a specific page based on the member's level.
Ultimate Member
Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin
Membership & community plugin with user profiles, registration & login, member directories, content restriction, user roles and much more.
Who leads on what
Ultimate Member leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track.
Ultimate Member ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #9 in Membership Plugins.
Ultimate Member has more users: 200,000+ active installs against 10,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Simple Membership After Login Redirection has 15, Ultimate Member has 1,445. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Ultimate Member has more reviews behind its score: 1,445 against 15.
Ultimate Member was updated more recently, on September 29, 2026; Simple Membership After Login Redirection on August 21, 2026.
Ultimate Member was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 150,005 times against 1,737.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Simple Membership After Login Redirection
Simple Membership After Login Redirection does not lead on any measure we track, so pick it only for something these numbers cannot show, such as a feature you need.
Ultimate Member
Pick Ultimate Member if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run, you want the score backed by more reviews, you want the one shipping releases most recently or you want the one being installed faster right now.
Simple Membership After Login Redirection vs Ultimate Member side by side
| Simple Membership After Login Redirection | Ultimate Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Membership Plugins ranking | #9 | #2 |
| Rating | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| Reviews | 15 | 1,445 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 200,000+ |
| Total downloads | 241,637 | 13,746,516 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1,737 | 150,005 |
| Last updated | Aug 21, 2026 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| First published | Jun 17, 2014 | Jan 21, 2015 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1.3 | 7.1.3 |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free + paid version |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
Simple Membership After Login Redirection ratings
Ultimate Member ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Simple Membership After Login Redirection nor Ultimate Member can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Membership Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Simple Membership After Login Redirection vs Ultimate Member: common questions
Is Simple Membership After Login Redirection better than Ultimate Member?
Ultimate Member leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Ultimate Member ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #9 in Membership Plugins.
Which has more users, Simple Membership After Login Redirection or Ultimate Member?
Ultimate Member ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #9 in Membership Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Simple Membership After Login Redirection or Ultimate Member?
Ultimate Member has more users: 200,000+ active installs against 10,000+.
Are Simple Membership After Login Redirection and Ultimate Member free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Simple Membership After Login Redirection may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Ultimate Member is listed as commercial, so a paid version or add-ons exist.
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