All In One WP Security & Firewall vs Cloudflare
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| Feature | All In One WP Security & Firewall v5.4.10 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Cloudflare v4.14.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 200,000+ |
| Last updated | September 17, 2026 | October 5, 2026 |
| Editions | All-In-One Security (AIOS) · AIOS Premium ($) | Cloudflare |
| Pros | Two-factor login included in the free version; PHP firewall plus .htaccess 5G and 6G rule sets; Audit log and file change detection with email alerts; Login lockout, renamed login URL and CAPTCHA options | Purges Cloudflare cache when content changes; Free plugin that works with Cloudflare's free plan; Optional APO integration for edge HTML caching |
| Cons | Malware scanning and country blocking are Premium only; Many options; some .htaccess rules can break sites if misapplied; Database backup tab relies on UpdraftPlus | APO HTML caching costs extra beyond the free plan; Useful only when the domain already uses Cloudflare; Only useful for domains served through Cloudflare |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | Yes | — |
| Malware scan | Paid | — |
| Login protection | Yes | — |
| Two-factor login | Yes | — |
| Activity log | Yes | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Scheduled file change detection with email alert, Google reCAPTCHA or Cloudflare Turnstile on login, registration and forms, Blocks passwords found in the Have I Been Pwned database, Comment spam protection and spammer IP blocking, Blocks fake Googlebot and Bingbot using published IP ranges, File permission checks and file protection settings, Change the database table prefix, Password tool, WHOIS lookup, custom .htaccess rules, visitor lockout, Tracks logged-in users and login activity | Purge Cloudflare cache when posts or comments change, Automatic Platform Optimization (APO) edge HTML caching ($), HTTP/2 preload and resource hints, Settings page under the Settings menu |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, UpdraftPlus | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, Have I Been Pwned, UpdraftCentral | Cloudflare API |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.2 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | developers.google.com, www.bing.com, teamupdraft.com, api.pwnedpasswords.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, www.google.com, api.ipify.org, ipecho.net, ident.me, tnedi.me, ip-api.com, ipinfo.io | api.cloudflare.com, partners.cloudflare |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |
| Custom tables | 8 | — |