WordPress plugin comparison
Inactive Logout vs Limit Login Attempts
Inactive Logout
by Deepen Bajracharya
20K+ installs4.8
Limit Login Attempts
by Automattic
200K+ installs4.6
At a glance
- Limit Login Attempts has more active installs: 200K+, against 20K+ for Inactive Logout.
- On a typical day, Limit Login Attempts is downloaded about 282 times, Inactive Logout about 227.
- Inactive Logout is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 106 reviews, against 4.6 from 202 reviews.
- Inactive Logout was updated more recently: Oct 1, 2026, against Apr 4, 2023 for Limit Login Attempts.
- Inactive Logout is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.2.15 for Limit Login Attempts.
- Limit Login Attempts has been around longer: since 2009, against 2017 for Inactive Logout.
Line by line
Inactive Logout leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Inactive Logout | Limit Login Attempts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,384 | #202 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 200K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4K | 7.4K |
| Rating | 4.8(106) | 4.6(202) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.2.15 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.09 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 3 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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