On the measured data here, Really Simple Security leads on more dimensions (2 vs 0). Pick WP Advanced PDF if one of the points where it leads is what you need.

Where Really Simple Security leads

Higher average rating: 4.9★ vs 2.7★.
More published reviews: 8,863 vs 18.

How this is generated

Built only from the WordPress Plugin Directory listing data shown on this page. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparisons. Read the methodology

Read each app's audit: Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) audit • WP Advanced PDF audit

1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

Field	Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)	WP Advanced PDF
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Really Simple Plugins	cedcommerce

2. Categories & rankings

Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inline

Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

WP Advanced PDF

Security#2 of 666

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2FA

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3. Search rankings

Top 5 keywords · shared rankings prioritized

Keyword	Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)	WP Advanced PDF
feedback form	#115	Not ranked
form	#144	Not ranked
custom form	#627	Not ranked

5. App details

Long-form description

Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Easily improve site security with WordPress Hardening, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Login Protection, Vulnerability Detection and SSL certificate. Really simple, Effective and Performant WordPress Security Really Simple Security is the most lightweight and easy-to-use security plugin for WordPress. It secures your WordPress website with SSL certificate generation, including proper 301 https redirection and SSL enforcement, scanning for possible vulnerabilities, Login Protection and implementing essential WordPress hardening features. We believe that security should have the absolute minimum effect on website performance, user experience and maintainability. Therefore, Really Simple Security is: Lightweight: Every security feature is developed with a modular approach and with performance in mind. Disabled features won’t load any redundant code. Easy-to-use: 1-minute configuration with short onboarding setup. Security Features Easy SSL Migration Migrates your website to HTTPS and enforces SSL in just one click. 301 redirect via PHP or .htaccess Secure cookies Let’s Encrypt: Install an SSL Certificate if your hosting provider supports manual installation. Server Health Check: Your server configuration is every bit as important for your website security. WordPress Hardening Tweak your configuration and keep WordPress fortified and safe by tackling potential weaknesses. Prevent code execution in the uploads folder Prevent login feedback and disable user enumeration Disable XML-RPC Disable directory browsing Username restrictions (block ‘admin’ and public names) and much more.. Vulnerability Detection Get notified when plugins, themes or WP core contain vulnerabilities and need appropriate action. Login Protection Allow or enforce Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for specific user roles. Users receive a two-factor code via Email. Improve Security with Really Simple Security Pro Protect your site with all essential security features by upgrading to Really Simple Security Pro. Advanced SSL enforcement Mixed Content Scan & Fixer. Detect files that are requested over HTTP and fix them to HTTPS, both Front- and Back-end. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security and configure your site for the HSTS Preload list. Firewall Really Simple Security Pro includes a performant and efficient WordPress firewall, to stop bots, crawlers and bad actors with IP and username blocks. 404 blocking – Blocks crawlers as they trigger unusual numbers of 404 errors. Region blocking – Only allow/block access to your site from specific regions. Automated and customisable Firewall rules. IP blocklist and allowlist. Security Headers Security headers protect your site visitors against the risk of clickjacking, cross-site-forgery attacks, stealing login credentials and malware. Independent of your Server Configuration, works on Apache, LiteSpeed, NGINX, etc. Protect your website visitors with X-XSS Protection, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, a Referrer Policy and CORS headers. Automatically generate your WordPress-tailored Content Security Policy. Vulnerability Measures When a vulnerability is detected in a plugin, theme or WordPress core you will get notified accordingly. With Vulnerability Measures, you can configure simple but effective measures to make sure that a critical vulnerability won’t remain unattended. Force update: An update process will be tried multiple times until it can be assumed development of a theme or plugin is abandoned. You will be notified during these steps. Quarantine: When a plugin or theme can’t be updated to solve a vulnerability, Really Simple Security can quarantine the plugin. Advanced Site Hardening Choose a custom login URL Automated File Permissions check and fixer Rename and randomize your database prefix Change the debug.log file location to a non-public folder Disable application passwords Control admin creation Disable HTTP methods, reducing HTTP requests Login Protection Secure your website’s login process and user accounts with powerful security measures. Two-Step verification (Email login) 2FA (two factor authentication) with TOTP Passwordless login with passkey login Enforce strong passwords and frequent password change Limit Login Attempts With Limit Login Attempts you can configure a threshold to temporarily or permanently block IP addresses or (non-existing) usernames. You can also throw a CAPTCHA after a failed login (hCaptcha or Google reCaptcha) Access Control Restrict access to your site for specific regions. Add specific IP addresses or IP ranges to the Blocklist or Allowlist. Useful Links Documentation Security Definitions Translate Really Simple Security Issues & pull requests Feature requests Love Really Simple Security? If you want to support the continuing development of this plugin, please consider buying Really Simple Security Pro, which includes some excellent security features and premium support. About Really Simple Plugins Our mission is to make complex WordPress requirements really easy. Really Simple Security is developed by Really Simple Plugins. For generating SSL certificates, Really Simple Security uses the le acme2 PHP Let’s Encrypt client library, thanks to ‘fbett’ for providing it. Vulnerability Detection uses WP Vulnerability, an open-source initiative by Javier Casares. Want to join as a collaborator? We’re on GitHub as well!

WP Advanced PDF

WP Advanced PDF is a pdf generator for posts to pages. This plugin enables your blog readers to create pdf of posts of your blog. WP Advanced PDF relies on the TCPDF class to render PDF. This makes WP Advanced PDF a completely self contained PDF generating plugin. This plugin has possibility to limit access to pdfs to registered users or present links to all visitors. Main features Feature to set Custom fonts for PDF Feature to set Stretching and Spacing for PDF Gives a pdf extract link into your blog and you blog reader can easily extract the blog on one click only You can include header logo to pdf. Can set custom bullet style. Can add watermark text and images to look PDF wonderful. Can customize fonts of header and content. Can easily change margins, alignment, and pages for your pdf. Can set file name for pdf. Default file name of plugin is Post Id. Have ability to generate pdf from cache to reduce load from server and can schedule backup of cache if Your blog is not updating too frequently and many more options. Can add custom style to post contents Can set default blog title for pdf Easy to use and install Easy to configure Premium Feature Now In Free Enhanced Custom Font Support Now fonts will be saved on wordpress upload directory instead of plugin’s directory keeping plugin size fix and safe. WP ADVANCED PDF PRO FEATURES To get premium plugin click here With all your support and help we have successfully launched premium version of this plugin with lots of useful and handy features. Along with the features of WP Advanced PDF following are the main features included in premium version: Compatible with ACF Advanced Custom Fields Plugin for WordPress META FIELD SUPPORT Ability to choose meta fields for each post types to be display on PDF. Ability to provide name of the meta fields to overwrite default name. Ability to include custom meta fields per post wise into PDF. Which will then also be present on general pdf setting page for all posts of particular post type. CUSTOM SETTING Created a Default setting to go live as soon as activating plugin, excluding the headache of doing those settings first. Apart from default setting you can also make your Custom Settings as much as you can. This way you will play with those settings easily. Admin can apply custom setting and can remove them as well. Admin can get preview PDF of selected setting configuration’s. SHORTCODE FEATURE Made a shortcode for PDF export button so that admin can place wherever he/she want. [ptpdf] If shortcode feature is activated then admin must have to use shortcode to show PDF export button. PDF EXPORT LOG You can view log of exported PDFs. Can select what field to display in log like export date, post type etc through screen options. Can remove single log entry as well as can delete in bulk. Pagination is provided and log entries are listed by latest at top. MINOR CHANGES Change layout of setting page for easy access. Changed icon of menu link DEMO LINKS FrontEnd: click here BackEnd: click here Support If you need support or have any question then kindly use our online chat window here or send us email at support@cedcommerce.com Follow Us Our Official Website – http://cedcommerce.com/ Our Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/CedCommerce Our Google+ Account – https://plus.google.com/u/0/118378364994508690262 Our Twitter Account – https://twitter.com/cedcommerce Our LinkedIn Account – https://www.linkedin.com/company/cedcommerce

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) or WP Advanced PDF?

Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) has the higher average rating (4.9★ from 8,863 reviews) compared to WP Advanced PDF (2.7★ from 18 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) or WP Advanced PDF?

Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) holds the higher average rating (4.9★ vs 2.7★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) or WP Advanced PDF?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (8,863 vs 18).

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the WordPress Plugin Directory data. What it can show: Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) has 8,863 published reviews; WP Advanced PDF has 18 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.

Can I migrate data between Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) and WP Advanced PDF?

Migration support varies by app and category. Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) and WP Advanced PDF both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from WP Advanced PDF" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) vs WP Advanced PDF