WordPress plugin comparison
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall vs WP-Mail-Validator
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall
by Eli
100K+ installs4.9
WP-Mail-Validator
by kimpenhaus
10+ installs
At a glance
- Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for WP-Mail-Validator.
- On a typical day, Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall is downloaded about 2,060 times, WP-Mail-Validator about 1.
- WP-Mail-Validator has no reviews yet.
- Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Apr 13, 2020 for WP-Mail-Validator.
- Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for WP-Mail-Validator.
- WP-Mail-Validator has been around longer: since 2006, against 2012 for Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall.
Line by line
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall | WP-Mail-Validator |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #310 | #48,369 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 154.2K | 43 |
| Rating | 4.9(784) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.4.25 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.34 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 13 days ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | – |
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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