WordPress plugin comparison

Defender Security vs System Vulnerability Scanner

Defender Security

by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform

80K+ installs4.8

System Vulnerability Scanner

by dano1066

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

At a glance

Defender Security has more active installs: 80K+, against fewer than 10 for System Vulnerability Scanner.
On a typical day, Defender Security is downloaded about 546 times, System Vulnerability Scanner about 1.
System Vulnerability Scanner is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 334 reviews.
Defender Security was updated more recently: Sep 29, 2026, against Dec 1, 2016 for System Vulnerability Scanner.
Defender Security is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.6.30 for System Vulnerability Scanner.
System Vulnerability Scanner has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Defender Security.

Defender Security leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Defender Security	System Vulnerability Scanner
Popular rank	#519	–
Active installs	80K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	18.6K	20
Rating	4.8(334)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.6.30
Search multiplier	×1.74	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	8.0.0	–

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