Scrumptious vs WP Recipe Maker
WP Recipe Maker is the most popular recipe plugin on WordPress, and a good one. Here is an honest look at how Scrumptious compares, what you get for free, and how easy it is to switch.
The short version
More for free
Servings scaling, star ratings, cook mode and US/metric conversion are free in Scrumptious. In WP Recipe Maker they start at $49 to $99 a year.
Paste instead of typing
Paste a recipe and Scrumptious fills in the fields for you. With Pro, paste a link to a recipe page instead. AI is optional and uses your own key.
Switch in one click
Import your WP Recipe Maker recipes and swap the cards in your posts. Your URLs stay the same, and you can undo it.
Feature by feature
Prices are per year for one site. WP Recipe Maker prices are from their own plans page as of September 2026.
Where WP Recipe Maker is ahead
We would rather you pick the right tool. WP Recipe Maker is a mature plugin, and it does some things we do not do yet:
- Automatic nutrition calculation (on its Pro plan).
- Imports from more plugins (11+).
- A visual template editor for card designs.
- A long track record and a large user base.
Where Scrumptious fits better
If you want the reader features without paying for them, and you would rather paste a recipe than fill in a form:
- Servings, ratings, cook mode and unit conversion are free.
- Paste & Parse fills in the card from pasted text (Pro adds import from a link).
- AI is optional and uses your own key, with no markup.
- Meal planner and shopping lists from $59/yr, and reader submissions from $99/yr. On WP Recipe Maker they start at the $149/yr Elite plan.
- Made by a former chef who builds WordPress sites for a living.
Try it on a copy of your site
Install the free plugin on a staging copy, run the importer, and compare your recipes side by side. If you change your mind, undo the import with one click.
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