Limit Login Attempts Reloaded vs Patchstack
Updated 5 Oct 2026. 26 features compared side by side.
Lightweight WordPress login protection that limits failed attempts and adds 2FA, with paid cloud plans for country blocking and global IP denylists.
Vulnerability intelligence and virtual patching for WordPress: free alerts for up to 3 sites, paid firewall rules that block exploits before you update.
Choose Limit Login Attempts Reloaded if…
- You need cloud / DNS-level firewall
- You prefer the more widely used option
Choose Patchstack if…
- You need web application firewall and vulnerability alerts
- You also want scheduled scans and one-click hardening
- You want the more complete feature set (60/100 vs 33/100)
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded includes 1 feature that Patchstack lacks, including Cloud / DNS-level firewall; Patchstack has 10 that Limit Login Attempts Reloaded lacks, including Web application firewall, Login CAPTCHA and Vulnerability alerts. Both include 6 of the 26 features we track. 6 features are not yet verified for one or both plugins.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Limit Login Attempts Reloaded PatchstackFirewall & blocking5/74/7
Only login requests are filtered; no general SQLi/XSS request filtering.
Paid plans filter requests with vPatch rules and unlimited custom firewall rules; free has no firewall.
Paid plans process login attempts in LLAR's cloud; it is not a proxy for the whole site.
Rules are enforced by the plugin on each page load, not on a vendor proxy.
Core feature: lockouts after failed logins by IP and username.
Paid login protection blocks wp-login.php except via a secret allowlisting link; rate limiting in hardening.
No CAPTCHA option is listed in the plugin or plan matrix.
reCAPTCHA is part of the paid remote hardening settings.
IP throttling of login traffic on paid plans; not general crawler throttling.
Deny By Country is included from the Business plan.
Global denylist of known malicious IPs on Business and Agency.
Community IP blocklist of known attacker addresses on paid plans.
Scanning & cleanup0/63/6
No file or database scanning.
Vendor states the product focuses on prevention rather than malware scanning.
No file integrity checks.
No file comparison or integrity checking is offered.
Does not check plugins or themes for known vulnerabilities.
Free detection of vulnerable plugins, themes and core using Patchstack's database.
No scanning features.
Software versions are checked automatically by scheduled tasks; there are no malware scans.
No scanning features.
Vulnerability matching happens against Patchstack's cloud database; no offsite malware scanning.
No cleanup service.
No cleanup service; Patchstack positions itself as prevention.
Login security1/52/5
Built-in 2FA is part of the free plugin.
Two-factor authentication is included with paid protection.
Passkeys are not offered.
No password strength or breach checks.
Does not move the login page; it works alongside custom login plugins.
Paid option blocks wp-login.php entirely and opens it via a secret link instead of renaming it.
No session listing or concurrent-login limits.
Hardening0/54/5
Beyond XML-RPC login protection there are no hardening toggles.
Disable theme editor, block user enumeration, restrict XML-RPC/REST API, hide WP version.
No HTTPS tools.
No security header settings.
Hardening toggle adds a standard set of security headers via .htaccess.
No virtual patching.
Core paid feature: 12,000+ targeted mitigation rules blocking known exploits.
No update management.
Free option to auto-update only plugins with known vulnerabilities.
Monitoring & management3/33/3
Logs failed logins and lockouts free; successful logins on paid plans; no general audit log.
Logs and analytics are included in the free plan as well.
Email notifications when lockouts happen.
Real-time email alerts for new vulnerabilities; Slack and custom alerts on paid plans.
Cloud app syncs lockouts, safelists and denylists across multiple domains.
Patchstack app shows security status for up to 3 sites free, more on paid plans.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Personal | $30 per year, 1 site |
| Business | $100 per year, 1 site |
| Agency | $450 per year, 10 sites |
Patchstack Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Personal protection | $5 per month, 1 site |
| Developer | $828 per year, 25 sites |
Downloads trend
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded
81,349 downloads last week
Patchstack
6,629 downloads last week
Verdict
Patchstack scores higher on our feature checklist (60/100 against 33/100) and includes web application firewall, vulnerability alerts and scheduled scans that Limit Login Attempts Reloaded does not. Limit Login Attempts Reloaded still has the edge on cloud / DNS-level firewall. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded: not included. Patchstack: paid version (Personal protection). Paid plans filter requests with vPatch rules and unlimited custom firewall rules; free has no firewall.
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded: not included. Patchstack: included. Free detection of vulnerable plugins, themes and core using Patchstack's database.
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded: partial. Patchstack: not included. Paid plans process login attempts in LLAR's cloud; it is not a proxy for the whole site.
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded: not included. Patchstack: partial. Software versions are checked automatically by scheduled tasks; there are no malware scans.
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded: not included. Patchstack: paid version (Personal protection). Disable theme editor, block user enumeration, restrict XML-RPC/REST API, hide WP version.
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded: not included. Patchstack: paid version (Personal protection). Core paid feature: 12,000+ targeted mitigation rules blocking known exploits.
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FAQ
Which is better, Limit Login Attempts Reloaded or Patchstack?
Patchstack scores higher on our feature checklist (60/100 against 33/100) and includes web application firewall, vulnerability alerts and scheduled scans that Limit Login Attempts Reloaded does not. Limit Login Attempts Reloaded still has the edge on cloud / DNS-level firewall. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
Patchstack includes 16 of the 26 features we track, against 9 for Limit Login Attempts Reloaded. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is Limit Login Attempts Reloaded free?
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $30/yr.
Is Patchstack free?
Patchstack has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $5/mo.
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