10 Best Passwords Evolved Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Passwords Evolved has 1,000+ 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 Passwords Evolved
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Google Authenticator
Closest match4.3 (135) 20,000+ active installsGoogle Authenticator for your WordPress blog.
Shares the authentication, password, security tags on WordPress.org. About 20 times the installs, last updated 14 days ago.
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4.8 (21) 2,000+ active installsCreate central "Enter your password" page and the password entered determine which page the user sees next.
Shares the password, security tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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miniOrange 2FA – Two Factor Authentication for WordPress (OTP, SMS, Email, Google Authenticator)
4.5 (384) 10,000+ active installsFree 2FA plugin for unlimited users with Passkey, Google Authenticator, Email/SMS OTP, Push Notification & passwordless login.
Shares the authentication, security tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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4.6 (202) 300,000+ active installsLimit rate of login attempts, including by way of cookies, for each IP. Fully customizable.
Shares the authentication, security tags on WordPress.org. About 300 times the installs, no update since April 4, 2023.
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4.8 (208) 100,000+ active installsEnable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) using time-based one-time passwords (TOTP), email, and backup verification codes.
Shares the authentication, security tags on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, last updated March 27, 2026.
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4.9 (83) 100,000+ active installsWPS Limit login limit connection attempts by IP address
Shares the authentication, security tags on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, last updated 24 days ago.
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4.0 (33) 700+ active installsSimpleModal Login provides a modal Ajax login, registration, and password reset feature for WordPress which utilizes jQuery and the SimpleModal jQuery
Shares the password tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.4 (54) 4,000+ active installsSecurity against brute force attacks by tracking IP, name, password; requiring very strong passwords. Idle timeout. Maintenance mode lockdown.
Shares the password tag on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content
4.2 (60) 10,000+ active installsPassword Protect Pages, Posts & Content in WordPress
Shares the password tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
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4.4 (38) 10,000+ active installsLet your users reset their forgotten passwords from the frontend of your website.
Shares the password tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated January 30, 2026.
Switching from Passwords Evolved: common questions
What is the best alternative to Passwords Evolved?
Google Authenticator is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 20,000+ active installs with a 4.3 out of 5 rating.
Which Passwords Evolved alternative has the most users?
Limit Login Attempts, with 300,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Passwords Evolved alternative is rated highest?
WPS Limit Login, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 83 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Passwords Evolved 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 Passwords Evolved 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 Passwords Evolved 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
Google Authenticator is the closest match to Passwords Evolved by the data we track, and Limit Login Attempts has the widest reach with 300,000+ active installs. Passster 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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