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Patchstack vs Imunify360

14,000+

Patchstack RapidMitigate

Full WordPress ecosystem plugins, themes, and core

1,500

Imunify360 WordPress WAF

WordPress core + major plugins only

Patchstack mitigates against 9x more vulnerabilities than Imunify360's plugin-level rules and its database grows daily alongside the WordPress ecosystem.

perfect block rate

Real-world attack results

99%

Patchstack

Attack block rate

30%

Imunify360

Attack block rate

Independent pentest results showed Patchstack blocked 99% of attacks and Imunify360 blocked just 30% letting 7 in 10 attacks through. (April 13th, 2026)

key differences

Why its not even close

Rule Approach

Dynamic protection vs. blanket rules

Patchstack develops mitigation rules dynamically per site, targeting only relevant vulnerabilities. Imunify360 applies all rules to every site, all the time driving false positives, blocking legitimate behavior, and adding unnecessary performance drag.

Vulnerability Discovery

We research. They react.

Patchstack researches and publishes ~75% of all WordPress vulnerabilities we find them first. Imunify360 does not run its own independent security research. They write rules only after public disclosure, leaving customers exposed during the most dangerous window.

Time-to-Protection

Protected at the moment of disclosure

For the ~75% of vulnerabilities Patchstack coordinates, mitigation rules ship at the exact moment of disclosure. For the remaining 25%, we release-engineer mitigations as fast as any provider. Imunify360s reactive model leaves a gap measured in days exactly when attackers are most active.

Exposure Window

40% of attacks happen within 24 hours of publication

The median time to exploit is under 6 hours from publication. Patchstack ships at the moment of disclosure for the majority of vulnerabilities. Imunify360s reactive model leaves a gap measured in days exactly when attackers are most active.

CVE Coverage

9x more vulnerabilities covered, anywhere WordPress runs

Patchstack mitigates ~14,000 CVEs covering daily, new vulnerabilities as theyre discovered. Imunify360 covers ~1,500, meaning thousands of WordPress vulnerabilities go unprotected on Imunify360-secured servers every day.

Real-World Results

99% vs. 30% the numbers speak for themselves

Independent pentest (Apr 13, 2026): Patchstack blocked 99 out of 100 attacks. Imunify360 blocked just 30% 7 in 10 real attacks would succeed. Coverage on paper means nothing if it doesnt hold under real conditions.

"Over the last 6 months, Patchstack has protected our users from 1.3 million vulnerabilities."

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Wes Tatters

Managing director

performance impact ttfb & full load

Less overhead, lightning-fast

Patchstack adds just 3.8 ms to TTFB nearly 40% less overhead than the Imunify360 plugin layer. At scale, that difference is felt by every visitor on every page load.

TTFB
Patchstack974 ms 3.8 ms
Imunify360 Plugin1,021.8 ms 50.4 ms
Full Load
Patchstack1,598.8 ms 2.8 ms
Imunify360 Plugin1,603.6 ms 6.6 ms

Test conditions: VPR 08 / 2 vCPU / WP6.6 / WordPress + WooCommerce / Imunify360 server security

speed is the product

Imunify360 reacts. Patchstack is already there.

Imunify360 writes protection rules after vulnerabilities are published to the public CVE which can take up to 2 weeks. The median time to exploit is now under 6 hours. Patchstack coordinates ~75% of all WordPress vulnerabilities and ships mitigation rules at the exact moment of disclosure. For the remaining 25%, we release-engineer mitigations as fast as any provider. When racing against hackers speed matters.

[]We disclose vulnerabilities to partners before they are made public, and deploy protection rules ahead of time. []We are the leading WordPress vulnerability discloser, and the all time #1 vulnerability processor since 2025. []We use data from our own researchers and a global community of security experts.

% of critical vulnerabilities exploited within timeframe

12h
37%
24h
45%
48h
58%
>7 days
70%

"Patchstack has led to the prevention of more than 56 000 vulnerabilities in our Managed WordPress installations."

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Liza Bogatyrev

Product Marketing Manager

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WordPress context makes mitigation smarter

Patchstack uses a lightweight plugin to connect any website to our threat intelligence and vulnerability mitigation system. This lets us detect new vulnerabilities in websites in real time, and deploy protection rules quickly and only when they are needed.

Patchstack sees whats installed on a connected site (plugins, themes, versions) and has full understanding of the context in which a vulnerability is exploitable. For example, whether it requires an authenticated user or a specific role.

Imunify360 has no app-layer visibility. It can detect outdated files, but not how theyre used or exposed in context.

Broad ecosystem coverage vs. selective patching

Patchstack protects the full WordPress ecosystem, including WordPress core, all themes and plugins (not just the top) and even custom or niche cases.

Imunify360 focuses on core and the biggest plugins only, ignoring vulnerabilities in less popular or niche plugins, even though these plugins are still widely used across real-world WordPress installations.

Switching is simpler than you think

Hosts that move to Patchstack don't need to rebuild anything. Integration is fast, low-risk, and backed by our team.

No infrastructure changes

Patchstack works at the application layer no server reconfiguration needed.

No DNS updates needed

No traffic rerouting, no proxy setup. Your DNS stays exactly as it is.

Integration in days, not months

Most hosting integrations are complete within a week.

Dedicated rollout support

Our team guides you through every step of the integration process.

See how WP Umbrella integrated Patchstack in 5 days with a single developer.

"Patchstack is like CrowdStrike, but for websites!"

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Ryan McCue

VP of Product

Get ahead of the exploit curve

Patchstack isn't just a WAF with some virtual patches - it's a full WordPress vulnerability intelligence & mitigation system.

The first Application Security Platform covering the entire open-source vulnerability lifecycle.

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