WordPress plugin comparison
Really Simple Security vs WM Secure and Optimize
Really Simple Security
by Really Simple Plugins
3M+ installs4.9
WM Secure and Optimize
by Selvakumaran Krishnan
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Really Simple Security has more active installs: 3M+, against fewer than 10 for WM Secure and Optimize.
- On a typical day, Really Simple Security is downloaded about 26,510 times, WM Secure and Optimize about 1.
- WM Secure and Optimize is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 8,871 reviews.
- Really Simple Security was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Nov 22, 2023 for WM Secure and Optimize.
- Really Simple Security is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.4.14 for WM Secure and Optimize.
- Really Simple Security has been around longer: since 2015, against 2022 for WM Secure and Optimize.
Line by line
Really Simple Security leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Really Simple Security | WM Secure and Optimize |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #18 | #63,056 |
| Active installs | 3M+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.7M | 39 |
| Rating | 4.9(8.9K) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 86% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.4.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×3.64 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 15 days ago | 3 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
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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