All In One WP Security & Firewall vs Stop Spam Comments
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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 | Stop Spam Comments v0.2.1.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | — |
| Last updated | September 17, 2026 | — |
| Editions | All-In-One Security (AIOS) · AIOS Premium ($) | Stop Spam Comments |
| 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 or question for visitors; Adds no database tables or front-end assets; Option to keep blocked comments in the spam queue |
| 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 | Last tested on WordPress 4.4 and not maintained; Only stops bots that skip JavaScript-based keys; Blocked comments are rejected with a wp_die message unless kept as spam |
| 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 | Comment key set by script and checked on submit, Visible key for visitors without JavaScript, Keep blocked comments in the spam queue option, Logged-in users are not checked |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, UpdraftPlus | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, Have I Been Pwned, UpdraftCentral | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 4.4 |
| 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 | — |