Jetpack vs Blacklist Manager Premium
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| Feature | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details | Blacklist Manager Premium v2.7.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) | Blacklist Manager Premium ($) |
| 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 | Checkout risk engine with anti-bot checks; Email and phone validation through third-party providers; Captcha options and a validation receipt block |
| 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 | 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 | 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 ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com | Checkout anti-bot risk engine ($), 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 | PayPal ($) | Stripe ($) |
| MailPoet | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | — | Blacklist Manager ($) |
| Other | Akismet, WordPress.com | ZeroBounce ($), TextMagic ($), Google Places ($), hCaptcha ($), Cloudflare Turnstile ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 6.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| 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 | 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 | 60 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 60 | — |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |