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

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

Health C63

Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with A

Health A95

Active-install trajectory

Iron Security moved down one install band, 60+ to 50+; Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with A moved up one install band, 30K+ to 40K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

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 · 63	A · 95 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	50/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	90/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	1	398 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	70/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.3y ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	236	67.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.8%	1.3% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Iron SecuritySecurity 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.