Shield Security vs Wordfence Security

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

Shield Security

by Paul

Health A93

Wordfence Security

by Mark Maunder

Health A94

Active-install trajectory

Shield Security Wordfence 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	Shield Security	Wordfence Security
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K	5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	+25% ✓
Overall health	A · 93	A · 94 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	97/100 ✓	94/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	75/100	83/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.83★ ✓	4.71★
Reviews	1,038	4,979 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	94/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	15d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	7.9K	4.0M ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Shield Security Wordfence 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.