Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security vs Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening: Which Is Faster for WordPress?

Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security vs Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening - MakeWPFast
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
5M+ installs · 4.7/5 rating
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Overall Winner
VS
Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening
A-
600K+ installs · 4.2/5 rating
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Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricWordfence SecuritySucuri Security
⚡ Activation TTFBpending+-2 ms
⚡ Activation Memorypending+0 MB
⚡ Activation Queriespending+1
🏠 Homepage TTFBpending+2 ms
🏠 Homepage Memorypending+0 MB
🏠 Homepage Queriespending+1
⚙️ WP Admin TTFBpending+2 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memorypending+0 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queriespending+4

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeatureWordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login SecuritySucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening
Active Installs5.0M+600K+
User Rating4.7/54.2/5
TTFB Impact-1ms-3ms
Memory Impact+0KB+0KB
Extra DB Queries+0+1
Speed ScoreAA
Tested Up ToWP 6.9.1WP 6.9.1
Requires PHP7.0N/A
Last Updated2025-12-202026-01-08
Total Downloads405.9M+32.7M+
Verdict
FasterSucuri-scanner
More FeaturesWordfence
Overall WinnerWordfence
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