10 Best Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall has 100,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall
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WP Ghost
Closest matchWP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall
4.5 (372) 100,000+ active installsHide and Secure WP paths with the 8G Firewall, Brute Force protection and Passkeys. AI security explanations available with a subscription.
Shares the Brute Force, firewall, security tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.5 against 4.9, last updated 4 days ago.
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Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention
4.8 (1,481) 1 million+ active installsWordPress login security with brute force protection, Two-factor authentication (2FA/MFA), firewall, IP/country blocking, and login monitoring
Shares the Brute Force, firewall, security tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.9, last updated 6 days ago.
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Wordfence Security
Paid version availableWordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
4.7 (4,992) 5 million+ active installsFirewall, Malware Scanner, Two Factor Auth, and Comprehensive Security Features, powered by our 24-hour team. Make security a priority with Wordfence.
Shares the firewall, scanner, security tags on WordPress.org. About 50 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.9, last updated 28 days ago.
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BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security
4.9 (160) 100,000+ active installsThe fastest firewall plugin for WordPress. Protect against a wide range of threats with minimal performance impact.
Shares the firewall, security tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 29 days ago.
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Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening
4.2 (384) 600,000+ active installsThe Sucuri WordPress Security plugin is a security toolset for security integrity monitoring, malware detection and security hardening.
Shares the firewall, security tags on WordPress.org. About 6 times the installs, rated 4.2 against 4.9, last updated July 7, 2026.
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NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall
4.9 (220) 100,000+ active installsA true Web Application Firewall to protect and secure WordPress.
Shares the firewall, security tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 22 days ago.
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All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall
4.7 (1,715) 1 million+ active installsProtect your website investment with All-In-One Security (AIOS) – a comprehensive and easy to use security plugin designed especially for WordPress.
Shares the firewall, security tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.9, last updated 25 days ago.
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Defender Security
Paid version availableDefender Security – Malware Scanner, Login Security & Firewall
4.8 (334) 80,000+ active installsWordPress security plugin with malware scanner, IP blocking, audit logs, antivirus scans, firewall, 2FA, brute force login security, and more.
Shares the firewall, security tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.8 against 4.9, last updated 14 days ago.
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Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin
4.5 (157) 1 million+ active installsSecure your WordPress site from brute-force attacks, threats, malware, and bots. Free to use and easy to set up.
Shares the firewall, security tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 4.5 against 4.9, last updated 10 days ago.
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Patchstack – WordPress & Plugins Security
4.9 (61) 60,000+ active installsPatchstack automatically identifies and mitigates security vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins, themes, and core.
Shares the firewall, security tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated July 28, 2026.
Switching from Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall: common questions
What is the best alternative to Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall?
WP Ghost is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 100,000+ active installs with a 4.5 out of 5 rating.
Which Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall alternative has the most users?
Wordfence Security, with 5 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall alternative is rated highest?
NinjaFirewall, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 220 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
WP Ghost is the closest match to Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall by the data we track, and Wordfence Security has the widest reach with 5 million+ active installs. WP Ghost shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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