Replace or Compliment Bulletproof Security?

Your plugin looks great! I currently use Bulletproof Security on many websites and I’m wondering if you think you’re plugin would be a replacement or would it compliment it providing additional security that isn’t available in BulletProof? Bulletproof mainly provides security through .htaccess so let me know if your’s handles this as well.

Thanks!

if I install WordFence, do I still need:
bad behaviour
block bad queries
secure wordpress
antispam bee / akismet
login lockdown

Hi Guys,

I’ve merged these topics into one since they’re essentially the same question.

This is the current feature list in Wordfence. I would use this to assess whether Wordfence replaces an existing plugin:

Scan integrity of core files against repository versions.
Scan integrity of themes and plugins that are in the public repository.
See how files have changed from originals.
Repair infected core files and infected theme and plugin files that are in the repo.
Scan for known malware.
Scan for malware, virus, trojan and backdoor patterns in files.
Scan posts, comments and files for dangerous URL’s.
Check all files including .htaccess for infection.
Check for old vulnerable themes and plugins.
Check password strength.
Hide wordpress version.
Block fake google crawlers.
Intelligent filrewall that includes rule based throttling or blocking.
Block hosts that scan for security holes.
Blocked IP management.
Monitor disk space.
Monitor DNS changes.
Protect abuse of the lost password form.
Hold anonymous comments pretending to be a real user for moderation.
Lock out after too many login failures.
Lock out invalid usernames.
Includes a distributed security network that recommends which IP’s to block.
Real-time protection of much of the above.
Everything is highly configurable including traffic rates, lockout times and much more.

That’s the list for now. More to come as we’re averaging several releases per day now.

Regards,

Mark.

Well, I could get a list of features and compare them, but your list does not say “how” you do some of these things. Do you modify or move .htaccess like BulletProof? Also, how does it compare to Better WP Security? I appreciate the you may not have time to do a full comparison, but for those of us who are not web server savy enough to figure this out, perhaps you could give us an overview. If it is the best in the business, then should I assume it does what the others do only better?

Thanks for the help.

Jeff

Hi Jeff,

I’d rather not do a side-by-side comparison for political reasons. However your point about more detail on exactly what Wordfence does under the hood is a good one. I’ll write up a detailed description in the next week or so and put it in our documentation area.

Regards,

Mark.