APCu Manager vs Banhammer – Monitor Site Traffic, Block… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Banhammer – Monitor Site Traffic, Block…
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, APCu Manager has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 20 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. APCu Manager has accumulated 134K+ total downloads while Banhammer – Monitor Site Traffic, Block… has 48K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | APCu Manager | Banhammer – Monitor Site Traffic, Block… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ◄ | 4.4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 20 | ◄ | 18 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 134K+ | ◄ | 48K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 100% | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ► | 1 week ago |
| First Released | 2020 | 2018 | |
| Age | 6 years | 8 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.4+ | 4.7+ | |
| PHP Requires | 8.2+ | 5.6.20+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 4.4.0 | 3.5.1 |
Rating Breakdown
APCu Manager
Banhammer – Monitor Site Traffic, Block…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, APCu Manager averaged approximately 126 daily downloads while Banhammer – Monitor Site Traffic, Block… averaged 18.
Recent Reviews
APCu Manager Reviews
Excellent
Highly recommended ! 🙂
Great Job
I was using this plugin for about 1 year in a share host enviroment doing a great job. Useful when you don’t have Memcache, Opcache, Redis… Now I moved to a VPS and still does a great job and now c
Deserved
Well done mate, something that actually works well with ACPU. Clients on shared spaces, without hosting that provides Redis or Memcache without utilising an external server. This is great, installed a
Banhammer – Monitor Site Traffic, Block… Reviews
Awesome Sauce!
Installs and configures very easy. Works like a champ! Love the way it’s broken down between the Armory and the Tower! Easy to monitor and see what’s happening or to look back at who’s banned and easi
Free version is excellent, Pro is not very good
The free version is very good. It is more fun than processing your server logs on command line. The Pro version is difficult to work with because it doesn’t have a search on the Tower. It also over wh
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