WordPress plugin comparison
Patchstack vs WP Plugin Security Check
At a glance
- Patchstack has more active installs: 100K+, against 90+ for WP Plugin Security Check.
- On a typical day, Patchstack is downloaded about 1,000 times, WP Plugin Security Check about 2.
- WP Plugin Security Check has no reviews yet.
- Patchstack was updated more recently: Jul 28, 2026, against May 1, 2011 for WP Plugin Security Check.
- Patchstack is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.1.4 for WP Plugin Security Check.
- WP Plugin Security Check has been around longer: since 2011, against 2021 for Patchstack.
Line by line
Patchstack leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Patchstack |  WP Plugin Security Check |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #288 | #17,258 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 90+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29.2K | 40 |
| Rating | 4.8(62) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 3.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.13 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 15 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 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
- Patchstack vs Wordfence Security
- Patchstack vs Really Simple Security
- Patchstack vs All-In-One Security (AIOS)
- Patchstack vs Security Optimizer
- WP Plugin Security Check vs Wordfence Security
- WP Plugin Security Check vs Jetpack
- WP Plugin Security Check vs Really Simple Security
- WP Plugin Security Check vs All-In-One Security (AIOS)
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