Aegis Shield vs Wordfence Security

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Aegis Shield

by Aegis Shield

Health C64

Wordfence Security

by Mark Maunder

Health A93

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Aegis Shield	Wordfence Security
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 64	A · 93 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	50/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	79/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.71★ ✓
Reviews	2	4,986 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	76/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.3y ago	21d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	39	4.1M ✓
Category	Security	Security

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Aegis Shield Wordfence Security

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.