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WP fail2ban

WP fail2ban – Advanced Security

WP fail2ban uses fail2ban to protect your WordPress site.

★★★★☆4.2 (71) · 60k+ active installs
Free
Website ↗ WordPress.org ↗
what mrrlens sees
MRR · Freemium · upsell unknownPrice not published
Opportunity—
Buyer threads · 30 d0
“The plugin spams dashboard with the banner that cannot be dismissed and keeps reappearing.”
#1 complaint · UX · 73% of complaints read · analysed Oct 29, 2026 · source

01Revenue

Price not publishedFreemium · upsell unknown
Why there is no estimate

WP fail2ban 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 $2k–12k a month. Assumptions: active users: 60k; 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 15 h ago. Listed since 2012.

02Why users leave WP fail2ban

5★72%
4★6%
3★3%
2★6%
1★14%
UX8 reviews · 73%

Dashboard banners and pro-upgrade nags reappear on every admin page; site-health warning pushes a paid addon whose cost is hidden.

“The plugin spams dashboard with the banner that cannot be dismissed and keeps reappearing.” source ↗
2 more complaints, with verbatim quotesIncluded in the day pass and Pro.
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Sample: 11 recent complaints (1–3★ reviews) · clustered Oct 29, 2026 · complaints from Aug 2019–Aug 2025, 18% in the last 24 months — mostly history · each review labelled by a model, quotes verbatim

03How to build a better WP fail2ban

Build difficultyMediumRequires reliable fail2ban/server integration and security handling; no major payments, regulation, hardware, or network effects.
Three build ideas that answer these complaintsIncluded in the day pass and Pro.
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04Who wants a better WP fail2ban

0 buyer threads in the last 30 days name WP fail2ban, and 4 more are in the same market.

05Questions about WP fail2ban

How much revenue does WP fail2ban make?

MRRLens shows no revenue figure for WP fail2ban. 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 WP fail2ban?

Across 11 recent complaints, the most common is ux (73%). Dashboard banners and pro-upgrade nags reappear on every admin page; site-health warning pushes a paid addon whose cost is hidden.

What are the best WP fail2ban alternatives?

The closest alternatives MRRLens found are Wordfence Security, NinjaFirewall and All-In-One Security. The full list, with why users leave, is on the WP fail2ban alternatives page.

How many people use WP fail2ban?

WP fail2ban lists 60k+ active installs on WordPress.org, rated 4.2 (71).

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Full 1-star breakdown with verbatim quotes, the build blueprint and every live thread — on every product.