Leaky Paywall
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy it if you run a serious WordPress news or magazine site and need metered subscriptions with group accounts.
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Leaky Paywall and ProfilePress both land on Depends.
Buy it if you run a serious WordPress news or magazine site and need metered subscriptions with group accounts.
Buy if you run a WordPress membership site, want memberships plus paywalls in one plugin, and will patch security releases fast.
| Compare | Leaky Paywall | ProfilePress |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | News and magazine publishers on WordPress | WordPress membership sites |
| Who it's not for | Hobby bloggers . free core or Substack is plenty | Non-WordPress sites . it's a WP plugin, full stop |
| Privacy | Several public CVEs from 2024-2025, including high-severity missing-authorization flaws . keep the plugin updated.⁷ | Nine-plus CVEs from 2021-2026, including critical RCE and auth bypass . patch discipline is mandatory.16 |
| Support quality | Case studies show engagement; mixed community feedback | No direct support evidence found |
| Public sentiment | Publishers praise its flexibility and stay for years, but Redditors complain loudly about the 5% revenue cut and setup fees.² | Opinions are sharply split: some praise its feature depth and lifetime-deal value, while others find it frustrating or worse.11 |
| Biggest gotcha | Pro/hosted plans take 5% of new-subscriber revenue plus reported $750-$999 setup fees⁶ | Security patches are frequent; outdated versions have exposed sites to RCE and auth bypass16 |