WordPress plugin comparison
Hardened Clean vs WPS Cleaner
At a glance
- WPS Cleaner has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Hardened Clean.
- On a typical day, WPS Cleaner is downloaded about 75 times, Hardened Clean about 1.
- Hardened Clean has no reviews yet.
- WPS Cleaner was updated more recently: Aug 14, 2026, against Sep 22, 2022 for Hardened Clean.
- WPS Cleaner is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.0.18 for Hardened Clean.
- WPS Cleaner has been around longer: since 2018, against 2022 for Hardened Clean.
Line by line
WPS Cleaner leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Hardened Clean |  WPS Cleaner |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #62,771 | #1,464 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31 | 2.5K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.3(99) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.81 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
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