WordPress plugin comparison

DawsonyWeb Spam Protection and API Hardening vs Really Simple Security

DawsonyWeb Spam Protection and API Hardening

by DawsonyWeb

Fewer than 10 installs

Really Simple Security

by Really Simple Plugins

3M+ installs4.9

At a glance

Really Simple Security has more active installs: 3M+, against fewer than 10 for DawsonyWeb Spam Protection and API Hardening.
On a typical day, Really Simple Security is downloaded about 26,510 times, DawsonyWeb Spam Protection and API Hardening about 6.
DawsonyWeb Spam Protection and API Hardening has no reviews yet.
Both were last updated on Oct 26, 2026.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Really Simple Security has been around longer: since 2015, against 2026 for DawsonyWeb Spam Protection and API Hardening.

Really Simple Security leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	DawsonyWeb Spam Protection and API Hardening	Really Simple Security
Popular rank	#53,594	#18
Active installs	Fewer than 10	3M+
Downloads, last 30 days	249	1.7M
Rating	No ratings	4.9(8.9K)
Support threads resolved	–	86%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×3.64
Last release	14 days ago	15 days ago
Requires PHP	8.0	7.4

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