Site Lockdown Security vs MalCare WordPress Security Plugin

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

Site Lockdown Security

by WP Fix It - WordPress Experts

Health A85

MalCare WordPress Security Plugin

by malcare

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Site Lockdown SecurityMalCare WordPress Security Plugin

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	Site Lockdown Security	MalCare WordPress Security Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	700–800	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+250% ✓	-50%
Overall health	A · 85	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	98/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	5	559 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	73/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago	4d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	521	136.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.7% ✓	0.5%
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Site Lockdown SecurityMalCare WordPress Security Plugin

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.