Blacklist Manager Premium vs Wordfence Security
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| Feature | Blacklist Manager Premium v2.7.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | Wordfence Security v9.0.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 5M+ |
| Last updated | — | September 30, 2026 |
| Editions | Blacklist Manager Premium ($) | Wordfence Security · Wordfence Premium ($) |
| Pros | Checkout risk engine with anti-bot checks; Email and phone validation through third-party providers; Captcha options and a validation receipt block | Firewall, malware scanner, 2FA and passkey login in the free version; Scanner checks core, theme and plugin files against WordPress.org; Dashboard for scan results, blocking and login settings |
| Cons | 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 | Free version receives firewall and malware signature updates 30 days late; Audit log and real-time threat updates need Premium; Scans and firewall add work on the server |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 3 |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | — | Yes |
| Malware scan | — | Yes |
| Login protection | — | Yes |
| Two-factor login | — | Yes |
| Activity log | — | Paid |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 ($) | Real-time malware signature and scan frequency options ($), Passkey sign-in, Security audit log ($), WooCommerce customer registration filter |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe ($) | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($) | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Blacklist Manager ($) | — |
| Other | ZeroBounce ($), TextMagic ($), Google Places ($), hCaptcha ($), Cloudflare Turnstile ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | 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 | noc1.wordfence.com, noc3.wordfence.com, www.wordfence.com, noc4.wordfence.com |
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