All In One WP Security & Firewall vs WP Activity Log 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 | WP Activity Log Premium v5.6.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid 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 ($) | WP Activity Log Premium ($) |
| 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 | Records who changed what, when and from which IP; Session management and log mirroring to external systems; HTML and CSV reports plus email, SMS and Slack alerts |
| 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 | Paid licence needed for the Premium features and updates; Logs activity but does not block attacks |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | Yes | No |
| Malware scan | Paid | No |
| Login protection | Yes | No |
| Two-factor login | Yes | No |
| Activity log | Yes | Paid |
| Free version | Yes | No |
| 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 | See logged-in users and log off sessions ($), Configurable HTML and CSV reports ($), Email, SMS and Slack notifications for events ($), Mirror the log to Syslog, Papertrail, Loggly or AWS CloudWatch ($), Search filters for the activity log ($), Notes on activity log entries ($), Copy event data ($), Import and export plugin settings ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, UpdraftPlus | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, Have I Been Pwned, UpdraftCentral | Slack ($), Twilio ($), Freemius ($), EDD licence store ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.3 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| 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 | melapress.com, store.melapress.com, proxytron.wpwhitesecurity.com, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, api.twilio.com, slack.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |
| Custom tables | 8 | — |