WordPress plugin comparison

Client Certificate Authentication vs SecuPress with Simple SSL

Client Certificate Authentication

by MarioLipinski

10+ installs5.0

SecuPress with Simple SSL

by SecuPress

40K+ installs4.1

At a glance

SecuPress with Simple SSL has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for Client Certificate Authentication.
On a typical day, SecuPress with Simple SSL is downloaded about 736 times, Client Certificate Authentication about 1.
Client Certificate Authentication is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.1 from 106 reviews.
SecuPress with Simple SSL was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Jul 17, 2013 for Client Certificate Authentication.
SecuPress with Simple SSL is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Client Certificate Authentication.
Client Certificate Authentication has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for SecuPress with Simple SSL.

SecuPress with Simple SSL leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Client Certificate Authentication	SecuPress with Simple SSL
Popular rank	#32,401	#885
Active installs	10+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	34	55.8K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.1(106)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.10
Last release	13 years ago	3 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.3

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