WordPress plugin comparison
Basic Authentication vs WPS Limit Login
At a glance
- WPS Limit Login has more active installs: 100K+, against 40+ for Basic Authentication.
- On a typical day, WPS Limit Login is downloaded about 723 times, Basic Authentication about 2.
- WPS Limit Login is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 83 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
- WPS Limit Login was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Dec 13, 2011 for Basic Authentication.
- WPS Limit Login is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Basic Authentication.
- Basic Authentication has been around longer: since 2010, against 2018 for WPS Limit Login.
Line by line
WPS Limit Login leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Basic Authentication |  WPS Limit Login |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #21,672 | #315 |
| Active installs | 40+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 58 | 15.9K |
| Rating | 1.0(1) | 4.9(83) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.3.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.14 |
| Last release | 15 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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