Wordfence Alternatives

Wordfence is described as 'Includes an endpoint firewall and malware scanner that were built from the ground up to protect WordPress. Our Threat Defense Feed arms Wordfence with the newest firewall rules, malware signatures and malicious IP addresses it needs to keep your website safe' and is a web application firewall in the security & privacy category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Wordfence for a variety of platforms, including Wordpress, Web-based, Self-Hosted, SaaS and Linux apps. The best Wordfence alternative is Defensia, which is free. Other great apps like Wordfence are BunkerWeb, PressVuln, SafeLine and Jetpack.

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  1. GuardingWP is an external scanner. You enter a URL, it fetches your site's headers and HTML from the outside, probes a set of known WordPress endpoints, and checks your installed plugins against a CVE database. Nothing is installed on your server.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  2. Limit Attempts plugin is a security solution for WordPress which protects your website from spam and brute-force attacks. Limit the number of failed login attempts per user and block user IP for a certain period of time based on your settings.

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    • Wordpress
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  3. Website Security Store offers affordable website security solutions like secure web hosting, SSL Certificate, code guard, malware scanner & more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Vioro is a privacy-first, EU-native website monitoring platform that tracks uptime, SSL, and CMS vulnerabilities entirely from the outside, requiring zero plugins.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  5. Identify plugin vulnerabilities in WordPress sites.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  6. WordSec icon
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    WordSec is a complete WordPress security plugin. Eight modules cover the firewall, malware scanner, login security, live traffic, IP and country blocking, supply-chain intelligence, audit log and alerts, so you block attacks and harden your site from one dashboard instead of...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Wordpress
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  7. Protect your WordPress site in minutes. Malware scanner, login protection, 2FA — all free. Install now and secure your site today.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Wordpress
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  8. Lead of security scanners, meticulously tailored to pinpoint and evaluate the security vulnerabilities in WordPress websites.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  9. DevDome Malware Scanner is a free GPL WordPress plugin for site owners replacing Wordfence, Sucuri or MalCare for malware scanning and cleanup. Available on WordPress.org, it scans files and database content locally for malicious code, backdoors and suspicious changes.

    9 DevDome Malware Scanner alternatives

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    • Wordpress
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  10. A free and open-source WordPress security plugin with local malware scanning, vulnerability detection, two-factor authentication, brute-force protection, audit logging and WordPress hardening.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Wordpress
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  11. Hop into seamless security with Bunny Shield. Stop losing revenue and uptime due to web attacks. Sleep worry-free and focus on building your product, not putting out fires.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    Most WordPress security plugins scan the site, name the infected files, and then ask for money to clean them. Segurium does the cleanup. It finds the infected files, removes the malicious code, and puts the original file back, keeping a reversible AES-256-GCM encrypted copy on...

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    • Wordpress
    • Self-Hosted
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