Patreon WordPress vs Simple Membership

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Patreon WordPress

by patreon

Health B76

Simple Membership

by wp.insider

Health A94

Active-install trajectory

Patreon WordPress Simple Membership

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Patreon WordPress	Simple Membership
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 76	A · 94 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	90/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	64/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	89/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	3.56★	4.56★ ✓
Reviews	54	475 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	77/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago	2d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	710	52.0K ✓
Category	Membership	Membership

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Patreon WordPress Simple Membership

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.