If Simple SSL Redirects isn't the right fit, here are 12 WordPress apps to look at next, ordered by category overlap with Simple SSL Redirects, then review depth. No vendor money.
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Ordered by category overlap with Simple SSL Redirects, then review count — see “How these alternatives are ranked” below.
Same category, direct comparison. The most direct functional swap on category evidence: it is in SEO, like Simple SSL Redirects. Compare the two feature lists to confirm the overlap.
Wider scope, slightly different focus. Wider feature surface than the source app's focus area. Useful if you're shopping https alongside adjacent capabilities you'd otherwise integrate separately.
Established alternative with the review depth to evaluate. Established option with the rating + review depth to be vendor-evaluated. Best when running this category at scale and you can't afford early-stage product surprises.
Wins are highlighted. A rating win weighs the review count behind it, so a handful of perfect scores does not beat a long record.
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YOU'RE LEAVING Simple SSL Redirects #310 in SEO | TOP PICK HSTS Ready SEO | RANK #2 Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) https | RANK #3 WP Encryption – One Click SSL / HTTPS & Free SSL Certificate, HTTPS Redirect, Security https | |
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Lower-ranked but legitimate. Click any row for the full profile — or compare side-by-side with Simple SSL Redirects.
2 rules, applied in order. No vendor money changes anything.
Apps in Simple SSL Redirects's main category come first, then apps sharing any other category Simple SSL Redirects is listed in. Apps with no shared category are listed last and labelled.
Remaining ties are broken by review count — more reviews make a rating more reliable.
Every WordPress app on this page comes from AppRanks' stored marketplace data, and the page is regenerated from it at most once an hour.
We don't accept paid placement, vendor-funded "best of" content, or sponsored ranking — and the rules above are the ones used. If a vendor disagrees with their position, that's between them and the data.
Decision triggers, not marketing. If two or more apply, your shortlist starts with the apps named below each card.
If your usage of Simple SSL Redirects has crossed a pricing-tier breakpoint, per-unit cost is usually where alternatives diverge most clearly. Some apps in the list above carry a free tier; others are paid from day one. Compare the published plans on each alternative's page against your current bill — the gap is the only number worth acting on, and it is specific to your usage.
Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) · HSTS ReadyEach WordPress category has a feature spectrum. The category shown under each alternative above tells you whether it sits in the same category as Simple SSL Redirects or approaches the job from a different one — useful if you want to widen rather than narrow your toolset.
HSTS ReadySupport quality is the hardest thing to read from a listing, and it is the most common reason a switch gets made. Read the most RECENT reviews on each alternative's profile rather than the lifetime average — recency is what tells you how the app is supported today, and trailing review velocity is the freshest signal AppRanks tracks.
HSTS Ready · Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)An app chosen at small scale is not necessarily the one that survives growth. Once catalog size, API rate limits or data-sync volume start to matter, the higher-ranked apps above tend to be the longer-established ones, which is a proxy for how much scale they have already met — not a guarantee. Check each candidate's recent reviews for scale complaints before you commit.
HSTS ReadyEvery answer uses only data shown on this page.
HSTS Ready 5.0★ (4 reviews), Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 4.9★ (8,863 reviews), WP Encryption – One Click SSL / HTTPS & Free SSL Certificate, HTTPS Redirect, Security 4.9★ (1,143 reviews). A rating resting on a few hundred reviews is less settled than one resting on thousands, so read the review count alongside the stars.
This page lists up to 12 candidates AppRanks matched to Simple SSL Redirects by shared category. Apps AppRanks has not matched to Simple SSL Redirects do not appear. If you have a specific app in mind, check the full WordPress catalog for its profile.
Rules applied in order: category overlap with Simple SSL Redirects first (its main category, then any other category it is listed in), then review count as the tiebreak. No weights or vendor payments are involved.
The page is regenerated from AppRanks' stored marketplace data at most once an hour. Ratings and review counts are as of the latest stored scrape of each listing.
Yes — tracking an app and its competitors is what the AppRanks dashboard does: ranking, review and keyword changes over time. See pricing for plan limits.
VERDICT · AS OF OCT 20, 2026
If you're moving from Simple SSL Redirects, start your shortlist with HSTS Ready (shares SEO, 5.0★ across 4 reviews) and Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) (shares https, 4.9★ across 8,863 reviews).
If you want the same kind of app
→ HSTS Ready
shares SEO, 5.0★ across 4 reviews
If a long review record matters most
→ Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)
8,863 reviews, 4.9★
See where Simple SSL Redirects ranks 0–100 on listing completeness, screenshots, and description quality.
Open auditSide-by-side feature deltas, shared keywords, rating curves over the trailing 12 months.
Open compareHighest-rated WordPress apps by intent. The category-by-category leaderboard.
Open best| 4.9 |
| Review count | 0 | 4 | 8,863 | 1,143 |
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| Audit score | Not audited | Not audited | Not audited | Not audited |
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| Feature match | — | Not measured | Not measured | Not measured |
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| Best for | SEO workflows | SEO workflows | https workflows | https workflows |
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