Best brute force attack plugins for WordPress
The most popular brute force attack plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. BruteGuard leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Project Force Field (20+) and Protect Ai Login (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “brute force attack” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 brute force attack plugins
- 1.
BruteGuardThe most installed brute force attack plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
- 2.
Project Force Field20+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 16 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 3.
Protect Ai Login10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “brute force attack”
BruteGuard
Up in the last 7 days:1#13,378by EverPress4 years ago
BruteGuard is a cloud powered brute force login protection that shields your site against botnet attacks.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Project Force Field
Down in the last 7 days:280#28,463by Faison12 years ago
Save your WordPress sites and servers from certain death during brute force attacks with Project Force Field by Orion Group!
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 4.6(16)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Protect Ai Login
#35,441by anouny10 years ago
Change default login site to a custom URL, block spam, bot registration, and brute-force using Google reCAPTCHA.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day