All In One WP Security & Firewall vs Database Manager - WP Adminer
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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 | Database Manager - WP Adminer v4.3.4.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | September 17, 2026 | March 30, 2026 |
| Editions | All-In-One Security (AIOS) · AIOS Premium ($) | Database Manager - WP Adminer |
| 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 | Full Adminer database tool inside the dashboard; Access limited by WordPress capability; Link in the admin bar and the plugins screen |
| 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 | Direct database access, so a risk if an admin account is weak; Installs a must-use plugin to load early; Writes an adminer.key file to the temp directory |
| 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 | Adminer database tool in the dashboard, Access limited by manage_wp_adminer and manage_options, Tools submenu entry, Admin bar link to the tool, Installs a must-use plugin to load early |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, UpdraftPlus | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, Have I Been Pwned, UpdraftCentral | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 4.7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.9.4 |
| 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 | — |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |
| Custom tables | 8 | — |