Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware… vs User Spam Remover (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware…
600K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware… has a higher user rating (4.2/5 from 383 reviews) and leads in active installations (600K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware… has accumulated 33M+ total downloads while User Spam Remover has 55K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware… | User Spam Remover | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.2/5 | ◄ | 4.1/5 |
| Total Reviews | 383 | ◄ | 18 |
| Active Installs | 600K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 33M+ | ◄ | 55K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 weeks ago | ◄ | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Age | 15 years | 16 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.6+ | 3.9+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.7 | 1.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware…
User Spam Remover
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware… averaged approximately 23,168 daily downloads while User Spam Remover averaged 7.
Recent Reviews
Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware… Reviews
Solve my security problem
Solve my security problem cloaking, malicious database injections, that the Wordfence wasn’t able to remove.
♡ Sucuri
No hack since Sucuri. Before hacked.
A Must for Website Security
I’m really glad I set up this plugin because I was able to track suspicious logins and other security threats
User Spam Remover Reviews
It does its job well.
This plugin helped me eliminate over 10k spam registrations from a website recently, and it did its job very well regardless of being 3 years without updates.
Perfect!
I had a bunch of spam users on my forum and this deleted them all. Granted it took some time as it could only do 1000 at a time but better than trying to figure it out another way. Sit in front of the
Could be better
Would be amazing if it also removed all pending user registrations. We have 17000 spam registrations that never activated their accounts. Would love an easy way to remove them.
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