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Cloudflare vs SiteLock
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Cloudflare if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you want the lower entry price ($5/mo vs $19.99/mo)
- you're in its core audience: website owners, developers
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Choose SiteLock if…
- you're in its core audience: small business owners, e-commerce store owners
Side by side
Feature Cloudflare SiteLock
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starting price$5/mo$19.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retention—Kept while account is active or as needed to provide services
Security and compliance—GDPR
PlatformsWebWeb
CategoryDDoS protection & WAFWebsite malware scanning
CompanyCloudflare, Inc.Sectigo
Full feature lists
C Cloudflare
- Unmetered DDoS protection on all plans
- Web application firewall and bot protection
- Global CDN and DNS in 335+ cities
- Universal SSL certificates
- Zero Trust access, SWG and DEX
- Workers serverless functions billed by CPU time
- R2 object storage without egress fees
- D1 SQL, Workers KV and Durable Objects
S SiteLock
- Site Health score combining 10+ security checks
- Prioritized task list of fixes
- Daily malware, SQL injection and XSS scanning
- Unlimited automatic malware removal
- Automatic CMS vulnerability patching
- Web application firewall with DDoS and bot protection
- Built-in CDN
- Firewall PCI reporting for e-commerce
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Cloudflare · cloudflare.com
SiteLock · sitelock.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | Cloudflare | SiteLock |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $7 Zero Trust Pay-as-you-go | $16.58 Basic |
| 5 people | $20 Pro | $16.58 Basic |
| 20 people | $20 Pro | $16.58 Basic |
Work it out for your team
- CloudflareZero Trust Pay-as-you-go$7/mo
- SiteLockBasic$16.58/mo
The cheapest paid plan with a published price that fits. Custom and sales-quoted plans aren't included.
All plans and prices
Cloudflare
Free (Network & CDN)$0
Pro$20/mo billed annually or $25/mo billed monthly
Business$200/mo billed annually or $250/mo billed monthly
ContractCustom
Zero Trust Free$0
Zero Trust Pay-as-you-go$7/user/month
Workers Paid$0.30 / million requests + $0.02 / million CPU ms
SiteLock
Basic$19.99/mo or $199/year billed yearly
Pro$29.99/mo or $299/year billed yearly
Business$44.99/mo or $449/year billed yearly
Strengths and limitations
Cloudflare
- Free plan includes unmetered DDoS protection, CDN and SSL
- Zero Trust free for up to 50 users
- Workers billed for CPU time, not idle wall time
- R2 storage has no egress fees
- Uptime SLA only on Business plan and above
- PCI DSS compliance requires Business plan
- Free Zero Trust plan keeps logs only 24 hours
SiteLock
- Unlimited automatic malware removal on all plans
- Free onboarding and 24/7 support
- Supports WordPress, Drupal, Magento and IIS/.NET
- Free web scan and volume pricing for multiple domains
- Basic plan has no WAF, CDN or vulnerability patching
- Expert cleanup costs extra on monthly plans
- Annual plans require a 12-month minimum commitment
More comparisons
Other options to consider
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Paid
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Contact
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From $3830/mo
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From $9.99/mo
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WordPress security plugin with malware scanning, firewall and one-click cleanup
Free, from $8.25/mo
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Free, from $8.25/mo
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WordPress security plugin with malware scanning, firewall and one-click cleanup
Website malware scanningFree planAPI
Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 10, 2026. Editorial policy