All In One WP Security & Firewall vs Blacklist Manager Premium

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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 Blacklist Manager Premium v2.7.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details
At a glance
Active installs 1M+ —
Last updated September 17, 2026 —
Editions All-In-One Security (AIOS) · AIOS Premium ($) Blacklist Manager Premium ($)
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 Checkout risk engine with anti-bot checks; Email and phone validation through third-party providers; Captcha options and a validation receipt block
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 Requires a paid licence key from the vendor; Calls several third-party services that have their own costs; Declares the free Blacklist Manager plugin as a required plugin
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 Checkout anti-bot risk engine ($), Verified search-engine bot allowlist from published IP ranges ($), Email and phone validation through third-party services ($), hCaptcha and Cloudflare Turnstile options ($), Google Places address autocomplete at checkout ($), Payment intent lookup for card-testing patterns ($), SMS verification through TextMagic ($), Validation receipt block for checkout ($), Licence key validation and activation ($)
Integrations
Payment — Stripe ($)
E-commerce WooCommerce WooCommerce ($)
Plugins Contact Form 7, UpdraftPlus Blacklist Manager ($)
Other Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, Have I Been Pwned, UpdraftCentral ZeroBounce ($), TextMagic ($), Google Places ($), hCaptcha ($), Cloudflare Turnstile ($)
Requires WordPress 5.0 6.3
Requires PHP 5.6 7.4
Tested up to 7.1 —
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 numcheckr.com, maps.googleapis.com, places.googleapis.com, api.zerobounce.net, api-bdc.net, yoohw.com, ip-api.com, api.stripe.com, rest.textmagic.com, www.google.com, hcaptcha.com, challenges.cloudflare.com
Blocks 1 1
Shortcodes 1 —
Custom tables 8 —