Really Simple SSL vs WP Activity Log
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| Feature | Really Simple SSL v9.8.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | WP Activity Log v5.6.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3M+ | 300,000+ |
| Last updated | September 15, 2026 | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Really Simple Security · Really Simple Security Pro ($) | WP Activity Log · WP Activity Log Premium ($) |
| Pros | 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 | Full event log of user and site changes in the free edition; Retention settings and a dashboard widget for recent critical activity; Covers WooCommerce, Yoast, LearnDash, bbPress and WPForms events |
| Cons | 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 | Logs attacks but does not block them; Alerts, SMS, Slack, log mirroring and exports need the Premium edition |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | Paid | No |
| Malware scan | No | No |
| Login protection | Yes | No |
| Two-factor login | Yes | No |
| Activity log | No | Yes |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 ($), Captcha on login (reCAPTCHA or hCaptcha) ($) | Sensors record user, content, plugin and theme events, Configurable log retention, Dashboard widget for recent critical activity, Limit who can view the log by user or role, Enable or disable individual event IDs, IP address lookup through WhatIsMyIpAddress.com, Email, SMS and Slack alerts (Premium) ($), Mirror the log to Syslog or Papertrail (Premium) ($), User session management (Premium) ($), Export the log to CSV or HTML (Premium) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Marketing | Really Simple Security mailing list | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Yoast SEO, LearnDash, bbPress, WPForms |
| Other | Cloudways API, SSL Labs, Really Simple Security vulnerability service, Google reCAPTCHA ($), hCaptcha ($) | Freemius, EDD licence store ($), Twilio ($), Slack ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.3 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.cloudways.com, api.ssllabs.com | proxytron.wpwhitesecurity.com, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, api.twilio.com |