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WP Guardian vs Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
WP Guardian
Ciprian Popescu
B83
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
Mark Maunder
A95
Download trajectory
WP Guardian Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
7-day average downloads, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing, below 100 is shrinking.
| Metric | WP Guardian | Wordfence Security – F… |
|---|---|---|
| Health score | 83 (B) | 95 (A) ● |
| Est. active installs | 40–50 | 5M–6M ● |
| Total downloads | 5.2K | 418.9M ● |
| Downloads · 30d | 135 | 829.4K ● |
| Momentum | -67% | -41% ● |
| Rating (adjusted) | 3.98★ | 4.71★ ● |
| Reviews | 1 | 4953 ● |
| Last updated | 2mo ago ● | 2mo ago |
| Support resolved | — | 81% ● |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 7.0 |
● marks the leader on each row.