Defender Security vs Wordfence Security

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

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Health A91

Health A95

Active-install trajectory

Defender Security moved down one install band, 90K+ to 80K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Defender Security	Wordfence Security
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80K–90K	5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 91	A · 95 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	95/100 ✓	94/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	88/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.77★ ✓	4.72★
Reviews	334	5,040 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	96/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	25.4K	1.6M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.8% ✓	1.2%
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Defender SecurityWordfence 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.