All In One WP Security & Firewall vs MainWP Child
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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 | MainWP Child v6.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 700,000+ |
| Last updated | September 17, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | All-In-One Security (AIOS) · AIOS Premium ($) | MainWP Child |
| 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 | Manage many sites from one self-hosted dashboard; Updates, plugins, themes and backups managed remotely; Vulnerability checks through Patchstack; Changes log module for auditing edits |
| 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 | Needs a self-hosted MainWP Dashboard to be useful; Opens a remote management channel on every connected site; Cloudflare cache purge needs API credentials |
| 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 | Secure connection to the MainWP Dashboard, Bulk settings push from the dashboard, Remote cache purge, including Cloudflare, Plugin vulnerability monitoring through Patchstack, Changes log module, Theme check requests |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, UpdraftPlus | Yoast SEO |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, Have I Been Pwned, UpdraftCentral | Patchstack, Cloudflare, Sucuri SiteCheck |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.2 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.3 |
| 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.patchstack.com, sitecheck.sucuri.net, api.cloudflare.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |
| Custom tables | 8 | — |