Exploit Scanner vs Wordfence Security

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

Health F39

Health A95

Active-install trajectory

Exploit Scanner moved down one install band, 9K+ to 8K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Exploit Scanner	Wordfence Security
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	8K–9K	5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	F · 39	A · 95 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	59/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	89/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	3.38★	4.72★ ✓
Reviews	40	5,040 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.9y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	526	1.6M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.7%	1.2% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Exploit ScannerWordfence 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.