WordPress plugin comparison
Guard Dog vs Jetpack
At a glance
- Jetpack has more active installs: 3M+, against 10+ for Guard Dog.
- On a typical day, Jetpack is downloaded about 36,475 times, Guard Dog about 5.
- Guard Dog is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.7 from 2,410 reviews.
- Jetpack was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Nov 2, 2026 for Guard Dog.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Jetpack has been around longer: since 2011, against 2025 for Guard Dog.
Line by line
Jetpack leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
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