Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Hardening vs WP Firewall
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Hardening ranks #106 on the popular list; WP Firewall is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Hardening has the largest install base, roughly 15000× the next: 600K+ active installs against 40+ for WP Firewall. Downloads this week: Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Hardening 74,709 and WP Firewall 18.
| Metric | Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Hardening | WP Firewall |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #106 ▬ | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 600K+ | 40+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 74,709 | 18 |
| Rating | 4.2★ (385) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Oct 14, 2026 | Apr 24, 2020 |
| Current version | 2.8.1 | 2.1.2 |
| Best rank on record | #102 | #20,876 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2011 | Aug 2019 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Hardening or WP Firewall?
By active installs, Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Hardening: 600K+ sites run it against 40+ for WP Firewall, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 28, 2026.
Are Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Hardening or WP Firewall alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.