2MNY Shield vs The Competition
An honest, feature-by-feature comparison.
We're not going to pretend we beat every competitor on everything. Wordfence has more malware signatures and Sucuri has a cloud WAF+CDN. But on the things that matter most to most users — price, live threat intel, cloud sync, auto-fix, and non-WordPress support — we win.
| Feature | 2MNY Shield v1.2 | Wordfence Free | Sucuri Free | AIOS Free | iThemes/Solid Free |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAF — 182 OWASP rules (free) | — | — | |||
| Malware scanner (237 sigs) | — | — | |||
| File integrity monitoring | |||||
| Live traffic view | — | — | — | ||
| Email alerts (malware/FIM/bf) | — | — | |||
| Real-time firewall hook | — | — | |||
| 2FA login security | — | ||||
| Auto-fix vulnerabilities (unique) | — | — | — | — | |
| Cloud dashboard sync (unique) | — | — | — | ||
| Non-WordPress support (unique) | — | — | — | — | |
| Security headers manager | — | — | |||
| Brute-force protection | |||||
| Pro Price (per year) | $89/yr | $149/yr | $199/yr | $70/yr | $99/yr |
Where 2MNY Shield wins
- Only plugin with Auto-Fix — automated vulnerability remediation. No competitor offers this at any price.
- Only plugin with Cloud Sync — manage all your sites from 2mny.com dashboard. Wordfence, Sucuri, AIOS, iThemes all require you to log in to each site separately.
- Only plugin that works on non-WordPress — same license, same protection, on cPanel, raw PHP, custom frameworks. Wordfence, Sucuri, iThemes, AIOS are WordPress-only.
- Live threat-intel blocklist on every plan (v1.4.0) — 2,400+ attack IPs and 20,000+ malicious hosts from URLhaus, ThreatFox & OpenPhish, synced hourly from the 2MNY cloud. Wordfence gates its real-time feed behind $149/yr Premium; ours is free.
- Country blocking on every plan (v1.4.0) — Wordfence locks this behind Premium; ours is free with a BD-admin allow-list.
- Cheapest Pro tier — $89/yr vs Wordfence $149, Sucuri $199. A $60–110/yr saving.
- More free WAF rules than AIOS — 182 vs 63. More than iThemes (0) and Sucuri (cloud-only, not free).
- FIM, live traffic, and email alerts all in the free tier — iThemes charges $99/yr for FIM; Sucuri Premium charges for alerts.
Where competitors still win
- Wordfence has a much larger malware signature database — built over 10+ years — while we ship 237 today. We're adding 100+/month and plan to hit 500+ by end of 2026, plus heuristic detection (Phase 2).
- Wordfence Premium offers phone support — we offer email only. Enterprise tier adds 24/7 incident response.
- Sucuri has a cloud WAF + CDN — we run on your server. If you need a cloud WAF (e.g. to absorb DDoS), use Sucuri or Cloudflare in front of 2MNY Shield.
- AIOS is $19/yr cheaper — but they don't have a malware scanner, auto-fix, or cloud sync. We think the $19 difference is more than justified.
- iThemes has a longer track record — they've been around since 2008. We launched in 2026. If you want an established vendor, iThemes is a safe choice.
The honest summary
If you're already on Wordfence Premium and you need phone support and their 10-year malware corpus, stay there. If you're on Wordfence Free and you want auto-fix, cloud sync, the live threat blocklist, and non-WordPress support for $89/yr, switch to 2MNY Shield.
If you're on Sucuri, you're paying $199/yr for a cloud WAF. If you don't need the cloud WAF, switching to 2MNY Shield saves you $110/yr and gives you Auto-Fix + Cloud Sync that Sucuri doesn't have. If you do need a cloud WAF, run Sucuri or Cloudflare in front of 2MNY Shield.
If you're on AIOS Free, you don't have a malware scanner. Switch to 2MNY Shield Free and you get a scanner, FIM, live traffic, and email alerts — all for free.
If you're on iThemes/Solid Security Free, you don't have a WAF or scanner at all — just hardening. 2MNY Shield Free gives you a 182-rule WAF, 237-signature scanner, live threat blocklist, FIM, live traffic, and alerts. There's no reason not to switch.
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