Jetpack vs WP fail2ban
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| Feature | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details | WP fail2ban v5.5.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3M+ | 60,000+ |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) | WP fail2ban · WP fail2ban Premium ($) |
| 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 | Turns failed logins and user enumeration into fail2ban signals; Blocks user enumeration through the REST API, sitemaps and oEmbed; Logs spam comments and XML-RPC abuse for fail2ban; Free edition covers the common attacks |
| 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 fail2ban service and syslog access on the server; Shows no activity log inside WordPress; events go to syslog; Premium adds more protection, sold separately |
| Mentioned in our posts | 7 | 1 |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | Yes | Yes |
| Malware scan | Yes | No |
| Login protection | Yes | Yes |
| Two-factor login | Yes | No |
| Activity log | Yes | No |
| Free version | Yes | 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 ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com | Failed login logging to syslog, Block user enumeration, Spam comment logging, XML-RPC login and pingback handling, Password reset logging, Premium features gate ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal ($) | — |
| MailPoet | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Other | Akismet, WordPress.com | — |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 4.2 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Yes | Only if you agree |
| 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.freemius.com, checkout.freemius.com |
| Blocks | 60 | — |
| Shortcodes | 60 | — |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |