Jetpack vs WP Activity Log Premium
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| Feature | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 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 | 3M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) | WP Activity Log Premium ($) |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Paid licence needed for the Premium features and updates; Logs activity but does not block attacks |
| Mentioned in our posts | 7 | — |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | Yes | No |
| Malware scan | Yes | No |
| Login protection | Yes | No |
| Two-factor login | Yes | No |
| Activity log | Yes | Paid |
| Free version | Yes | No |
| 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 ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com | See logged-in users and log off sessions ($), 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 ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal ($) | — |
| MailPoet | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce ($) |
| Other | Akismet, WordPress.com | Slack ($), Twilio ($), Freemius ($), EDD licence store ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.3 |
| 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 | melapress.com, store.melapress.com, proxytron.wpwhitesecurity.com, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, api.twilio.com, slack.com |
| Blocks | 60 | — |
| Shortcodes | 60 | — |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |