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Kadence Security

Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection

Harden your site security with Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Vulnerability Scanner, Firewall, and more. Formerly iThemes Security.

★★★★★4.6 (3,992) · 700k+ active installs
Free
what mrrlens sees
MRR · Freemium · upsell unknownPrice not published
Opportunity—
Buyer threads · 30 d0
“Since August 2026 it is not installable any more at most hosting environments. Also setting changes can’t be saved any more.”
#1 complaint · Bugs/Reliability · 64% of complaints read · analysed Oct 29, 2026 · source

01Revenue

Price not publishedFreemium · upsell unknown
Why there is no estimate

Kadence Security has a paid tier, but the listing publishes no price. Without one, any revenue figure would rest on a guessed price, so MRRLens shows none and leaves revenue out of its opportunity score.

Exploratory math, not an estimate: if it charged a typical price for its marketplace, active users × paid conversion × monthly price would give $28k–140k a month. Assumptions: active users: 700k; 0.5%–2.5% of active users pay; no public price: assumed $8.00/month, typical for this marketplace. Methodology.

2 daily snapshots · growth 30 d: —

Store data from the WordPress.org listing, refreshed daily. Updated 19 h ago. Listed since 2010.

02Why users leave Kadence Security

5★86%
4★4%
3★1%
2★2%
1★7%
Bugs/Reliability7 reviews · 64%

Install failures on many hosts, settings not saving, broken wp-config/.htaccess, failed scans, and 2FA breaking after a few logins.

“Since August 2026 it is not installable any more at most hosting environments. Also setting changes can’t be saved any more.” source ↗
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Sample: 11 recent complaints (1–3★ reviews) · clustered Oct 29, 2026 · complaints from May 2023–Sep 2026, 73% in the last 24 months · each review labelled by a model, quotes verbatim

03How to build a better Kadence Security

Build difficultyMediumSecurity efficacy, vulnerability data, WordPress compatibility, and trust/support burden; no payments, hardware, or heavy regulation.
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04Who wants a better Kadence Security

0 buyer threads in the last 30 days name Kadence Security, and 4 more are in the same market.

05Questions about Kadence Security

How much revenue does Kadence Security make?

MRRLens shows no revenue figure for Kadence Security. It sells a paid tier but does not publish the price, and an estimate built on an assumed price would be a guess. The exploratory math is on the page, labelled as such.

What do users complain about most in Kadence Security?

Across 11 recent complaints, the most common is bugs/reliability (64%). Install failures on many hosts, settings not saving, broken wp-config/.htaccess, failed scans, and 2FA breaking after a few logins.

What are the best Kadence Security alternatives?

The closest alternatives MRRLens found are Wordfence Security, Defender Security and All-In-One Security. The full list, with why users leave, is on the Kadence Security alternatives page.

How many people use Kadence Security?

Kadence Security lists 700k+ active installs on WordPress.org, rated 4.6 (3,992).

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