Resource usage is something that WordPress is constantly blamed for and the problem most of the time lies with the user having plugins that are not needed. While having a plugin such as WordFence or Ithemes security might make your blog safe from common attacks most of the time someone attempting to attack your website will be using a DDOS. Now, while WordFence has some tools to prevent against these kinds of attacks there is no need for your website to be handling that from a plugin that is generating more than its fair share of database queries.
If you are on a VPS or a Dedicated server than resource usage should rarely be a problem, but if you are stuck on a shared hosting then you will notice that this plugin is frequently blocked or is causing resource spikes. So, what can you do to solve these issues?
There are many ways that you can try to approach the resource issue such as caching and disabling certain functionality but if you are stripping away parts of the plugin why have it installed at all? Instead, you should look into setting up CloudFlare.
CloudFlare offers a lot of the protection tools of WordFence, but it also is a CDN and has tools to improve the load time of your website. The best part is that it won't cost you a dime because the service is completely free and it has a global network of websites that constantly feed it new data to better protect all the websites that are a part of its network.
While WordFence is a great tool that can do wonders in protecting your website it simply is not suitable for all WordPress environments and you will need to use other tools that might be even better than the on you first looked at.
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