Hands Down the Best of it's Kind!

While testing, I always take notes so that I can reference back. Here are my notes:

1. Capability Manager Enhanced – By Jordi Canals, Kevin Behrens (4.9 – stars)
https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/capability-manager-enhanced/
? There is one page of settings which are EXTREMELY easy to understand and use.
? You can quickly create, delete, or clone any current role and name it whatever you want!
? Gut feeling: Besides the UI, this is a 10!

2. WPFront User Role Editor – (4.8 – stars)
https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/wpfront-user-role-editor/
? Creates a new custom post type called Roles.
? First Notification: “Menu walker class is overriden by a theme/plugin. Current value = UM_Menu_Item_Custom_Fields_Walker. Navigation menu permissions may still work. More information.” Not cool.
? This plugin is very advanced and creates numerous tabs with separate sub tabs.
? Gut feeling: Possibly the most powerful but most difficult to use plugin out of the bunch.

3. Advanced Access Manager – by WP AAM (3.7 stars)
https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/advanced-access-manager/
? The UI of the plugin is terrible.
? The lists for each item are roughly 10 deep and you have to click thru pagination to get to the different lists. Not cool.
? Gut feeling: Not what I’m looking for.

4. User Role Editor – by Vladimir Garagulya (4.7 stars)
https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/user-role-editor/
? The plugin too complex with settings under both Users and Settings.
? The UI is poorly designed.
? Nothing I have seen even comes close to Capability Manager Enhanced. Members by Justin Tadlock is close, but that plugin is bloatware compared to Capability Manager Enhanced.
? Gut feeling: Not a chance (07-15-15).