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 Leaky Paywall 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 it if you run a serious WordPress news or magazine site and need metered subscriptions with group accounts.
| Compare | Paid Memberships Pro | Leaky Paywall |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | WordPress sites selling memberships | News and magazine publishers on WordPress |
| Who it's not for | Non-WordPress projects | Hobby bloggers . free core or Substack is plenty |
| Privacy | Multiple public CVEs (SQLi, CSRF, auth bypass) across 2023-2026; patching discipline is mandatory.⁷ | Several public CVEs from 2024-2025, including high-severity missing-authorization flaws . keep the plugin updated. |
| Support quality | No user support evidence in sources | Case studies show engagement; mixed community feedback |
| Public sentiment | WordPress reviewers rate it well, but Reddit threads flag fee changes and its exit from the repo.¹ | Publishers praise its flexibility and stay for years, but Redditors complain loudly about the 5% revenue cut and setup fees.12 |
| Biggest gotcha | Repeated CVEs (SQLi, CSRF, auth bypass) mean slow patching is genuinely risky⁸ | Pro/hosted plans take 5% of new-subscriber revenue plus reported $750-$999 setup fees16 |