Brute Force Protector vs Limit Login Attempts Security

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

Brute Force Protector

by Kanhaiya Yaduwanshi

Health B80

Limit Login Attempts Security

by WPChef

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

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

Metric	Brute Force Protector	Limit Login Attempts Security
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-50% ✓
Overall health	B · 80	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	99/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	57/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.84★ ✓
Reviews	0	1,478 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	35	1.7M ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Brute Force Protector Limit Login Attempts 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.