WordPress plugin comparison

.htaccess Site Access Control vs Really Simple Security

.htaccess Site Access Control

by Miina Sikk

800+ installs4.0

Really Simple Security

by Really Simple Plugins

3M+ installs4.9

At a glance

Really Simple Security has more active installs: 3M+, against 800+ for .htaccess Site Access Control.
On a typical day, Really Simple Security is downloaded about 26,510 times, .htaccess Site Access Control about 7.
Really Simple Security is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 8,871 reviews, against 4.0 from 3 reviews.
Really Simple Security was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against May 11, 2016 for .htaccess Site Access Control.
Really Simple Security is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for .htaccess Site Access Control.
Really Simple Security has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for .htaccess Site Access Control.

Really Simple Security leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	.htaccess Site Access Control	Really Simple Security
Popular rank	#7,516	#18
Active installs	800+	3M+
Downloads, last 30 days	129	1.7M
Rating	4.0(3)	4.9(8.9K)
Support threads resolved	–	86%
Tested up to	4.4.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.64
Last release	10 years ago	15 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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