Security and Vulnerability Shield vs MalCare WordPress Security Plugin

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

Security and Vulnerability Shield

by SiteCops

Health D44

MalCare WordPress Security Plugin

by malcare

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Security and Vulnerability ShieldMalCare 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	Security and Vulnerability Shield	MalCare WordPress Security Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-22% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 44	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	2	560 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.1y ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	64	151.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9% ✓	0.5%
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Security and Vulnerability ShieldMalCare 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.