PublishPress Capabilities vs Really Simple SSL
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| Feature | PublishPress Capabilities v2.53.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Really Simple SSL v9.8.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 3M+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | September 15, 2026 |
| Editions | PublishPress Capabilities · PublishPress Capabilities Pro ($) | Really Simple Security · Really Simple Security Pro ($) |
| Pros | Create, edit and duplicate roles with fine capability control; Hide editor, admin menu and toolbar features per role; Automatic backups of role changes with WP-CLI restore | One-click HTTPS migration with 301 redirects; Hardening options such as XML-RPC and user enumeration; Email two-factor login for chosen roles in the free version |
| Cons | Pro edition adds further controls not covered here; Many settings screens; a learning curve for large role sets | Captcha, authenticator 2FA, passkeys and firewall need Pro; Vulnerability checks send plugin and theme names to a remote service; Many settings screens to review after setup |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | — | Paid |
| Malware scan | — | No |
| Login protection | — | Yes |
| Two-factor login | — | Yes |
| Activity log | — | No |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Create, edit and duplicate roles, Hide block and classic editor features, Restrict admin menus, toolbar and dashboard items, Automatic role backups and restore, Login and logout redirects per role, Application password capability control, Admin menu order and title editing | One-click HTTPS migration and redirects, Vulnerability detection for plugins, themes and core, Email two-factor login for roles, WordPress hardening options, Authenticator app two-factor login ($), Captcha on login (reCAPTCHA or hCaptcha) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Marketing | — | Really Simple Security mailing list |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, bbPress, WPML, BuddyPress, LearnDash | — |
| Other | — | Cloudways API, SSL Labs, Really Simple Security vulnerability service, Google reCAPTCHA ($), hCaptcha ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2.5 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | api.cloudways.com, api.ssllabs.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |