Source Code Protection vs Wordfence Security

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

Source Code Protection

by ViitorCloud Technologies Pvt Ltd

Health D48

Wordfence Security

by Mark Maunder

Health A95

Active-install trajectory

Source Code ProtectionWordfence Security

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	Source Code Protection	Wordfence Security
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80	5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-30%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 48	A · 95 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	17/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	89/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.7★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	1	5,042 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	55/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.4y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	74	1.6M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.6% ✓	1.2%
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Source Code ProtectionWordfence Security

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.