Defender Security vs BulletProof Security

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

Defender Security

by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform

Health A91

BulletProof Security

by AITpro

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Defender Security BulletProof 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	Defender Security	BulletProof Security
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80K–90K ✓	20K–30K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11% ✓	-33%
Overall health	A · 91	A · 91
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	95/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.77★	4.79★ ✓
Reviews	334	674 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100	99/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2d ago ✓	7d ago
Downloads · 30d	83.9K ✓	7.4K
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Defender Security BulletProof 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.