Wordfence
Wordfence is a 
WordPress security plugin that provides a web application firewall and malware scanner to protect websites from hacking attempts, malicious traffic, and vulnerable code.
It features an endpoint firewall integrated directly with WordPress, malware detection for over 44,000 known variants, file integrity checks against the WordPress repository, brute force login protection with two-factor authentication, real-time traffic monitoring, and IP and country blocking.
According to our data, Wordfence is the 4th most popular website security tool on the web.
It has 6.7% of the security market share and is detected on 0.7% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- 🔌 Add-Ons
💸 Pricing
Wordfence is available in both free and paid versions.
(real-time signatures) $149/year
(hands-on support) $490/year
(1-hour response time) $1250/year
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Security
- Rank: 4
- Market share: 6.7%
- WordPress Plugins
- Rank: 28
- Market share: 2.1%
🏆 Wordfence Awards
- 🥉 Third most popular in Australia in the Security category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Greece in the Security category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Hungary in the Security category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Slovakia in the Security category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Lithuania in the Security category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Iran in the Security category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Slovenia in the Security category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Estonia in the Security category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in the United States in the Security category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in the United Kingdom in the Security category.
⚡ Sites Using Wordfence
We have data on 27,269 websites that use the Wordfence security tool. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Wordfence is orderonline.id.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2,053 | Indonesia | American English | |
| 2 |  genesys.com |
#2,600 | United States | American English |
| 3 | chartbeat.com | #7,636 | United States | American English |
| 4 | #7,689 | Malaysia | British English | |
| 5 | #8,121 | Brazil | British English | |
| 6 | #10,618 | American English | ||
| 7 | #11,031 | Spain | Spanish | |
| 8 | #13,304 | Chile | European Spanish | |
| 9 | #13,488 | American English | ||
| 10 | #13,867 | American English | ||
| 11 | #14,018 | Ukraine | Russian | |
| 12 | #17,154 | American English | ||
| 13 | #17,232 | United States | American English | |
| 14 | #17,309 | Russia | Russian | |
| 15 | #19,460 | Australia | Australian English | |
| 16 | #20,594 | Philippines | American English | |
| 17 | #20,898 | Ecuador | Spanish | |
| 18 | #20,916 | Canada | Canadian English | |
| 19 | #21,683 | Spain | Spanish | |
| 20 | #22,123 | American English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Wordfence:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Wordfence are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
- United States 26%
- United Kingdom 9.3%
- Australia 5.3%
- Germany 4.9%
- Spain 4.9%
- Italy 4.1%
- France 4%
- Netherlands 3.8%
- Canada 3.8%
- Other 33.9%
Most Wordfence users speak English, Spanish, or German.
- English 61.4%
- Spanish 5.7%
- German 5.1%
- French 4.4%
- Italian 3.2%
- Dutch 3.1%
- Portuguese 1.9%
- Polish 1.5%
- Japanese 1.1%
- Other 12.6%
The Wordfence security tool is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 44.5%
- .org 8.5%
- .co.uk 3.3%
- .de 3.2%
- .com.au 3.1%
- .net 2.5%
- .nl 2.4%
- .it 2.3%
- .ca 1.7%
- Other 28.5%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Wordfence include business, marketing and merchandising, and blogs and wiki.
- Business 18.8%
- Marketing/Merchandising 12.6%
- Blogs/Wiki 10.4%
- Education/Reference 6.4%
- Online Shopping 6.1%
- Internet Services 4.6%
- Travel 4.3%
- Entertainment 4.1%
- Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 4%
- Other 28.7%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Wordfence from?
Wordfence is from Seattle, Washington, United States.
Can I use Wordfence for free?
Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.
What is the price of Wordfence?
Wordfence is priced from $149 per year for the Premium plan.
Which country uses Wordfence the most?
The majority of Wordfence users are from the United States.
Who uses Wordfence?
According to our data, Wordfence is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as orderonline.id,
genesys.com, and chartbeat.com.
Is Wordfence used on government websites?
Yes, for example, it is used by hsc.gov.ua and
emb.gov.ph. In total, we found Wordfence on 24 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Wordfence?
Yes. In total, we know of 47 academic websites in the United States that use Wordfence.
How does Wordfence stack up against the competition?
Wordfence is one of the most popular website security tools, second only to 
Cloudflare Email Obfuscation, 
Jetpack, and 
Really Simple Security.
What are the alternatives to Wordfence?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Wordfence may include Jetpack, Really Simple Security, and WP Cerber.
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🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,823,966 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.