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Watchdog Security Lite vs Security Optimizer

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

Security Optimizer is the safest pick: health A · 95 against 83 for Watchdog Security Lite, led by stronger support.

Active-install trajectory

Watchdog Security LiteSecurity Optimizer

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	Watchdog Security Lite	Security Optimizer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	1M–2M ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	+500% ✓	Stable
Overall health	B · 83	A · 95 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	100/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	1	158 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6d ago	2d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	347	1.6M ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-36%	-20%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.3% ✓	2.4%
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Watchdog Security LiteSecurity Optimizer

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.