All In One WP Security & Firewall vs Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP
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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 | Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP v5.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 90,000+ |
| Last updated | September 17, 2026 | September 4, 2026 |
| Editions | All-In-One Security (AIOS) · AIOS Premium ($) | Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP · Shield (paid add-on) ($) |
| 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 | Sends HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options and Permissions-Policy from one settings page; Can write headers to Apache or LiteSpeed configuration; Self-check confirms the headers reach the browser |
| 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 | Strict CSP or frame rules can break third-party scripts and embeds; Paid Shield add-on tabs are shown as locked in the free code; Writing server config files needs care on shared hosting |
| 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 | HSTS header, Content-Security-Policy header, Permissions-Policy header, X-Frame-Options header, Write headers to Apache or LiteSpeed config, Self-check of headers after changes, Shield add-on tabs shown as locked ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | LemonSqueezy licence API ($) |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, UpdraftPlus | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, Have I Been Pwned, UpdraftCentral | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| 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.lemonsqueezy.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |
| Custom tables | 8 | — |