WordPress plugin comparison
Injection Guard vs Patchstack
At a glance
- Patchstack has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Injection Guard.
- On a typical day, Patchstack is downloaded about 1,000 times, Injection Guard about 25.
- Injection Guard is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.8 from 62 reviews.
- Injection Guard was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Jul 28, 2026 for Patchstack.
- Injection Guard is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Patchstack.
- Injection Guard has been around longer: since 2014, against 2021 for Patchstack.
Line by line
Patchstack leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Injection Guard |  Patchstack |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #6,330 | #288 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.2K | 29.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(5) | 4.8(62) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.63 | ×1.13 |
| Last release | 9 days ago | 3 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
- Injection Guard vs Wordfence Security
- Injection Guard vs All-In-One Security (AIOS)
- Injection Guard vs Security Optimizer
- Injection Guard vs Limit Login Attempts Security
- Patchstack vs Wordfence Security
- Patchstack vs Really Simple Security
- Patchstack vs All-In-One Security (AIOS)
- Patchstack vs Security Optimizer
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free