10 Best WP Encryption Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
WP Encryption has 50,000+ 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 WP Encryption
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Really Simple Security
Closest matchReally Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)
4.9 (8,863) 3 million+ active installsEasily improve site security with WordPress Hardening, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Login Protection, Vulnerability Detection and SSL certificate.
Shares the https tag on WordPress.org. About 60 times the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
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SSL Zen
Paid version availableSSL Zen — SSL Certificate Installer & HTTPS Redirects
4.9 (664) 10,000+ active installsFree SSL certificate for WordPress — install a Let's Encrypt SSL, force HTTPS, fix mixed content and redirect HTTP to HTTPS. No coding needed.
Shares the free ssl, ssl tags on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, last updated July 11, 2026.
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Easy HTTPS Redirection (SSL)
4.2 (71) 100,000+ active installsThe plugin allows an automatic redirection to the "HTTPS" version/URL of the site. Make your site SSL compatible easily.
Shares the https, ssl tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, rated 4.2 against 4.9, last updated 21 days ago.
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WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect
4.7 (179) 80,000+ active installsEnable SSL & HTTPS redirect with 1 click! Add SSL certificate & WP Force SSL to redirect site from HTTP to HTTPS & fix SSL errors.
Shares the https, ssl tags on WordPress.org. About 1.6 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.9, last updated 22 days ago.
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User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor
4.7 (735) 40,000+ active installsPowerful user profile plugin to create front-end user registration forms, login & user profile forms. Includes user role editor & content restriction.
A similar number of installs, rated 4.7 against 4.9, last updated 12 days ago.
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Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk
4.8 (3,211) 200,000+ active installsTop-rated antispam for contact forms, comments, WooCommerce, eCommerce, and login. No CAPTCHAs, no friction, just background anti spam protection.
About 4 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.9, last updated 5 days ago.
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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.
About 2 times the installs, last updated 22 days ago.
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Simply Static – The Static Site Generator
4.5 (194) 30,000+ active installsConvert WordPress to static HTML. Boost performance 3-5x. Eliminate security vulnerabilities. Deploy anywhere.
About half the installs, rated 4.5 against 4.9, last updated 10 days ago.
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FluentAuth – The Ultimate Authorization & Security Plugin for WordPress
4.0 (30) 10,000+ active installsEnhance the Security and User Experience of Your Site with Login/Signup Security, Two-Factor Email Authentication, Social Logins and more...
About a quarter of the installs, last updated April 28, 2026.
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Auto-Install Free SSL – Generate & Install Free SSL Certificates
4.9 (405) 8,000+ active installsGenerate & install Free SSL Certificates for WordPress, HTTPS redirect, get PADLOCK in the browser, get automatic Renewal Reminders from plugin.
Shares the free ssl, https redirect tags on WordPress.org. 8,000+ installs against 50,000+, last updated July 19, 2026.
Switching from WP Encryption: common questions
What is the best alternative to WP Encryption?
Really Simple Security is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 3 million+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which WP Encryption alternative has the most users?
Really Simple Security, with 3 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which WP Encryption alternative is rated highest?
Really Simple Security, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 8,863 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these WP Encryption 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 WP Encryption 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 WP Encryption 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
Really Simple Security is the closest match to WP Encryption by the data we track, and Really Simple Security has the widest reach with 3 million+ active installs. CleanTalk shipped the most recent release, on September 2, 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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