Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
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| Metric | Custom Profile Menu for BuddyPress | Nav Menu Roles |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | 8 | ★ 219 |
| Active installs | 400+ | 70,000+ |
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Custom Profile Menu for BuddyPress and Nav Menu Roles are evenly matched on rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.
Nav Menu Roles has the larger user base (219 reviews vs 8), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Custom Profile Menu for BuddyPress's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended evaluation path: install both apps' free tiers (where available) and run them in parallel on a small cohort for 7-14 days before committing. The data tables below show the per-feature breakdown — for most site owners the deciding factor will be a single integration or workflow detail that's hard to compare from listing pages alone.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Custom Profile Menu for BuddyPress audit • Nav Menu Roles audit
| Keyword | Custom Profile Menu for BuddyPress | Nav Menu Roles |
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| faq | Not ranked | #106 |
Custom Profile Menu for BuddyPress (5.0★, 8 reviews) and Nav Menu Roles (4.9★, 219 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
Custom Profile Menu for BuddyPress holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Nav Menu Roles has the deeper published review base (219 vs 8), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Custom Profile Menu for BuddyPress typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (8 reviews). Nav Menu Roles typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (219 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Custom Profile Menu for BuddyPress and Nav Menu Roles both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Custom Profile Menu for BuddyPress" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
