Jetpack vs MainWP Child
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| Feature | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details | MainWP Child v6.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3M+ | 700,000+ |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) | MainWP Child |
| Pros | Many modules in one plugin, each switched on separately; Brute-force protection and an image CDN without extra services; Contact form with Akismet spam checks and entries kept in admin | Manage many sites from one self-hosted dashboard; Updates, plugins, themes and backups managed remotely; Vulnerability checks through Patchstack; Changes log module for auditing edits |
| Cons | Needs a WordPress.com connection to work fully; Usage tracking runs once the site is connected, with no separate toggle found; Paid plans gate some features, such as multi-step forms | Needs a self-hosted MainWP Dashboard to be useful; Opens a remote management channel on every connected site; Cloudflare cache purge needs API credentials |
| Mentioned in our posts | 7 | — |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | Yes | — |
| Malware scan | Yes | — |
| Login protection | Yes | — |
| Two-factor login | Yes | — |
| Activity log | Yes | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Site stats dashboard, Brute force login protection, Photon image CDN, Social sharing buttons, Related posts, Newsletter and blog subscriptions, XML sitemaps, VideoPress video hosting ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com | Secure connection to the MainWP Dashboard, Bulk settings push from the dashboard, Remote cache purge, including Cloudflare, Plugin vulnerability monitoring through Patchstack, Changes log module, Theme check requests |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal ($) | — |
| MailPoet | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Yoast SEO |
| Other | Akismet, WordPress.com | Patchstack, Cloudflare, Sucuri SiteCheck |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 6.2 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.3 |
| Phones home | Yes | No |
| External services | jetpack.wordpress.com, api.bruteprotect.com, public-api.wordpress.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, api.paypal.com, v0.wordpress.com, videopress.com, widgets.wp.com, pixel.wp.com, subscribe.wordpress.com | api.patchstack.com, sitecheck.sucuri.net, api.cloudflare.com |
| Blocks | 60 | — |
| Shortcodes | 60 | — |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |