WordPress plugin comparison
Medifence vs Prevent Direct Access
At a glance
- Prevent Direct Access has more active installs: 10K+, against 20+ for Medifence.
- On a typical day, Prevent Direct Access is downloaded about 126 times, Medifence about 5.
- Medifence has no reviews yet.
- Medifence was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Aug 27, 2026 for Prevent Direct Access.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Prevent Direct Access has been around longer: since 2015, against 2026 for Medifence.
Line by line
Prevent Direct Access leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Medifence |  Prevent Direct Access |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #24,591 | #1,843 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 89 | 3.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.6(298) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.17 | ×0.98 |
| Last release | 4 days ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
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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