All In One WP Security & Firewall vs Spam Master
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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 | Spam Master v7.7.9 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 200+ |
| Last updated | September 17, 2026 | August 20, 2026 |
| Editions | All-In-One Security (AIOS) · AIOS Premium ($) | Spam Master · Spam Master Pro ($) |
| 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 | No captcha and no visitor-facing puzzles; Honeypot and blocklist checks on forms and registrations; Works with WooCommerce, WPForms and BuddyPress |
| 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 | Sends blocked-attempt details to the vendor service; Some features are only in the Pro edition; Depends on the vendor service being reachable |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 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 | Firewall that blocks flagged requests with a 403, Honeypot checks for spam bots, Licence key requested from the vendor service, Weekly stats email to the site administrator, spam-master-validation shortcode, UPGRADE TO PRO link in the plugin row |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, UpdraftPlus | WPForms, BuddyPress |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, Have I Been Pwned, UpdraftCentral | Spam Master vendor service (learn and licence API) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Yes |
| 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 | www.spammaster.org |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 2 |
| Custom tables | 8 | — |