Milo Subscriptions – Subscriptions for WooCommerce and Recurring Payments
by Milo Subscriptions · Payments
Free WooCommerce subscriptions and recurring payments, or standalone without WooCommerce. Trials, switching, self-service, and migration tools.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
200+
≈210 estimated
Momentum
-12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “payments” and “woocommerce” for “recurring billing” and “payment gate”. “payments” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “recurring billing” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “payment gate” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 68 average across 1,685 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.4%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 8.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Payments plugin keeps 1.0%, across 1,043 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Payments plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 58 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 4 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
4 of 4 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
30%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.6
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| renewal your tag | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| recurring billing | #4 | #7 | down 1 |
| subscriptions your tag | #8 | #18 | up 1 |
| recurring your tag | #8 | #19 | 0 |
| recurring payments | #10 | #18 | down 1 |
| self service | #10 | #15 | — |
| woocommerce subscriptions lifetime | #4 | #8 | down 1 |
| payment gate | #8 | #9 | 0 |
| recurring payment | #10 | #17 | 0 |
| standalone | #15 | #20 | down 1 |
| woocommerce subscriptions | #17 | #18 | down 5 |
| subscription billing | #12 | #16 | 0 |
| subscription management | #15 | #20 | 0 |
| woocommerce recurring campaigns | #9 | #19 | 0 |
| switching | #24 | #23 | down 5 |
| subscription | #21 | #20 | down 3 |
| braintree | #21 | #20 | down 1 |
| woocommerce subscriptions export | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| split payments | #24 | #17 | 0 |
| payments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
199 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 19 listed. 180 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “payments” and “woocommerce” for “recurring billing” and “payment gate”. “payments” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “recurring billing” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “payment gate” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 4 May 2026 · 182 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.5K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
58
releases in the last 12 months
4d ago
latest release · v1.8.39 · 29 Oct 2026
58
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 36 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 200.
Install history since 15 May 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ davemac4mo ago
I evaluated Milo Subscriptions to replace WooCommerce Subscriptions on a site with around 1,500 recurring subscriptions. I was genuinely impressed. I ran a migration of the subscriptions and it came across cleanly. Every subscription kept its existing Stripe gateway, and recurring still payments charge off-session through Stripe, exactly as they did before.The code is clean and well documented and the admin is intuitive. I hit a few small issues along the way and the support was outstanding with genuinely helpful replies, and in several cases a fix shipped within a day. Having used WooCommerce Subscriptions for years, I found Milo a real pleasure to work with. Well worth a look.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gd6d5mo ago
What impressed me most about Milo Subscriptions is its standalone approach.Being able to sell subscriptions without the overhead of a full WooCommerce setup makes it a great fit for many membership and content-driven websites. The payment integration is straightforward, and the built-in features for restricting access to content make it easy to create member areas, private resources, or simple extranets without relying on a collection of separate plugins.For many projects, this strikes an excellent balance between simplicity and functionality.It’s also reassuring to see a plugin developed by experienced former Automattic team members. That background inspires confidence in the code quality, long-term vision, and ongoing maintenance of the project.A thoughtful solution for anyone looking to build a subscription-based website with WordPress.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pierre Mobian5mo ago
Great to see that there are still opportunities for such much-needed solutions : a very good idea at the right time, outstandingly developed, and maintained par recognized professionals of the community.Can be used outside of Woocommerce too which offers yet another opportunity.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ginagin5mo ago
I’ve had a great experience with Milo. The platform is easy to use, reliable, and has made managing subscriptions effortless. Everything works smoothly, and the support team has been very helpful and responsive whenever needed. Highly recommended!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Thomas Deneulin5mo ago
Free, modern, and built by people who clearly know the ecosystem inside out. A solid free alternative for recurring revenue is exactly what a lot of WooCommerce stores have been waiting for. Definitely one to watch!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ extendio5mo ago
Support answered pretty quickly yesterday and the subscription import/switching worked well.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 16 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 16 of 16 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("made for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gravity Forms, Stripe, PayPal and 4 more.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 8 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 8,441 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-27 100+ → 200+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 20+ → 100+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-08-16 10+ → 20+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Mollie Payments for WooCommerce 100K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Razorpay for WooCommerce 100K+ installs · 3.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Amazon Pay for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 2.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
PhonePe Payment Solutions 10K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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