A: Hey, Sumo-ling! We appreciate your interest in Hide My WP Ghost.

We don't intend to replace the other security plugins out there. Our purpose is to add an extra layer of protection (not available in the others), in order to prevent hacking attempts.

Hide My WP Ghost is compatible with iThemes Security and we recommend using them both for increased website protection. We have many customers who use them together, as they complement each other.

Linking to some reviews here in case you want to hear from other Sumo-lings using Hide My WP Ghost with iThemes Security:

>> https://appsumo.com/products/hide-my-wp-ghost/#r706421
>> https://appsumo.com/products/hide-my-wp-ghost/#r704933

And here is a resource that will help you see what features to activate in HMWP Ghost while using it together with the iThemes plugin.

https://hidemywpghost.com/hide-my-wp-and-ithemes/

Regarding your question about speed - Hide My WP Ghost will not slow down your website.

We have tested Hide My WP Ghost on many websites and we even noticed a slight improvement when it comes to loading speed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_8zm2rpstQ&ab_channel=RuhaniRabin << you can also look in the comments section here for the comment regarding speed. The creator of the video shared his numbers, if you're curious to have a look.

There are a just a couple of settings inside Hide My WP Ghost that can slow the site. These settings are NOT active by default. Plus, we offer warnings, so that people will know that playing with those settings will have an impact on this. But that's only for those who want to use it hard core for footprint removal, instead of using it for security.

Hope this helps but let me know if you have any other questions.