Iron Security vs Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with A

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

Iron Security

by WpIron

Health C65

Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with A

by CleanTalk Inc

Health A96

Active-install trajectory

Iron Security Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with A

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	Iron Security	Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with A
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	+33% ✓
Overall health	C · 65	A · 96 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	55/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	92/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.74★ ✓
Reviews	1	390 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	78/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.2y ago	2d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	205	86.3K ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Iron Security Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with A

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.