WordPress plugin comparison

Limit Login Attempts vs Passe-partout, login as a different user

Limit Login Attempts

by Automattic

300K+ installs4.6

Passe-partout, login as a different user

by Jose Mortellaro

50+ installs5.0

At a glance

Limit Login Attempts has more active installs: 300K+, against 50+ for Passe-partout, login as a different user.
On a typical day, Limit Login Attempts is downloaded about 282 times, Passe-partout, login as a different user about 4.
Passe-partout, login as a different user is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.6 from 202 reviews.
Passe-partout, login as a different user was updated more recently: Oct 1, 2026, against Apr 4, 2023 for Limit Login Attempts.
Passe-partout, login as a different user 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 2023 for Passe-partout, login as a different user.

Passe-partout, login as a different user leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Limit Login Attempts	Passe-partout, login as a different user
Popular rank	#202	#20,361
Active installs	300K+	50+
Downloads, last 30 days	7.2K	82
Rating	4.6(202)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.2.15	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×0.32
Last release	3 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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