BaseCloud Shield vs Really Simple Security

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

BaseCloud Shield

by BaseCloud

Health B83

Really Simple Security

by Really Simple Plugins

Health A100

Active-install trajectory

BaseCloud ShieldReally Simple Security

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	BaseCloud Shield	Really Simple Security
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	3M–4M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+300% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 83	A · 100 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	99/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	100/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.93★ ✓
Reviews	1	8,869 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	86/100	100/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	201	1.6M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.6% ✓	1.3%
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

BaseCloud ShieldReally Simple 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.