Paid Memberships Pro
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you run WordPress and need gated content with Stripe/PayPal subscriptions, and you will keep the plugin patched.
Comparison
Paid Memberships Pro and AccessAlly - WordPress LMS Plugin both land on Depends.
Buy if you run WordPress and need gated content with Stripe/PayPal subscriptions, and you will keep the plugin patched.
Buy if you run an established WordPress-based course or membership business and are comfortable with WordPress, HTML, and CSS.
| Compare | Paid Memberships Pro | AccessAlly - WordPress LMS Plugin |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | WordPress sites selling memberships | Established WordPress course businesses |
| Who it's not for | Non-WordPress projects | Non-technical beginners . review demands WordPress, HTML, CSS skills |
| Privacy | Multiple public CVEs (SQLi, CSRF, auth bypass) across 2023-2026; patching discipline is mandatory.⁷ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.16 |
| Support quality | No user support evidence in sources | No support evidence found |
| Public sentiment | WordPress reviewers rate it well, but Reddit threads flag fee changes and its exit from the repo.¹ | Independent feedback is limited to one detailed review: praised for selling online courses but flagged as requiring WordPress, HTML, and CSS skills.13 |
| Biggest gotcha | Repeated CVEs (SQLi, CSRF, auth bypass) mean slow patching is genuinely risky⁸ | Guess: premium-priced; no public numbers found . confirm current tiers before committing.11 |