All In One WP Security & Firewall vs User Role Editor
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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 | User Role Editor v4.66.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 700,000+ |
| Last updated | September 17, 2026 | September 25, 2026 |
| Editions | All-In-One Security (AIOS) · AIOS Premium ($) | User Role Editor · User Role Editor Pro ($) |
| 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 | Edit roles and capabilities with checkboxes; Create roles from scratch or copy an existing role; Assign several roles to one user, including multisite |
| 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 | Admin menu and widget blocking are only in the paid Pro version; Changing roles wrongly can lock administrators out, so care is needed |
| 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 | Edit role capabilities with checkboxes, Add and remove capabilities, Assign roles to users, Multiple roles per user, Let non-admin users grant selected roles, Per-user capability assignment, Pro-only options such as admin menu blocking and role export ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, UpdraftPlus | bbPress, Polylang |
| 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 | 7.1.2 |
| 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 | — |