Cost / License
- Freemium (Subscription)
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Wordpress




Wordfence is described as 'Includes an endpoint firewall and malware scanner that were built from the ground up to protect WordPress. Our Threat Defense Feed arms Wordfence with the newest firewall rules, malware signatures and malicious IP addresses it needs to keep your website safe' and is a web application firewall in the security & privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Wordfence for a variety of platforms, including Wordpress, Web-based, Self-Hosted, SaaS and Android apps. The best Wordfence alternative is Wafris, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Wordfence are BunkerWeb, PressVuln, SafeLine and coraza.




Similar name but is a different program. Protects Wordpress sites by changing or hiding addresses of common points of attack - can also be used to deactivate unused functions and hide that the site is run by Wordpress. More info www.wp-hide.com.
BBQ Firewall is a lightweight, super-fast plugin that protects your site against a wide range of threats. BBQ checks all incoming traffic and quietly blocks bad requests containing nasty stuff like eval(, base64_, and excessively long request-strings.