WordPress plugin comparison

Essentials by Digital Creatings vs Really Simple Security

Essentials by Digital Creatings

by Puneet Tiwari

10+ installs

Really Simple Security

by Really Simple Plugins

3M+ installs4.9

At a glance

Really Simple Security has more active installs: 3M+, against 10+ for Essentials by Digital Creatings.
On a typical day, Really Simple Security is downloaded about 26,510 times, Essentials by Digital Creatings about 3.
Essentials by Digital Creatings has no reviews yet.
Really Simple Security was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against May 27, 2026 for Essentials by Digital Creatings.
Really Simple Security is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Essentials by Digital Creatings.
Really Simple Security has been around longer: since 2015, against 2025 for Essentials by Digital Creatings.

Really Simple Security leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Essentials by Digital Creatings	Really Simple Security
Popular rank	#42,813	#18
Active installs	10+	3M+
Downloads, last 30 days	78	1.7M
Rating	No ratings	4.9(8.9K)
Support threads resolved	–	86%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.13	×3.64
Last release	5 months ago	15 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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