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SMalCare vs SiteLock
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose MalCare if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you want the lower entry price ($8.25/mo vs $19.99/mo)
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: wordpress site owners, web agencies
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Choose SiteLock if…
- you're in its core audience: small business owners, e-commerce store owners
Side by side
Feature MalCare SiteLock
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starting price$8.25/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
CompanyMalCare · since 2014Sectigo
Full feature lists
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- Off-server deep malware scans of files and database
- One-click malware removal with backup first
- Firewall that learns from a 400,000-site network
- Virtual patching for 39,000+ known vulnerabilities
- Login protection, CAPTCHA and two-factor authentication
- Country geoblocking and bot protection
- Searchable activity log of logins and changes
- Post-cleanup report showing how attackers got in
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- 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
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Work it out for your team
All plans and prices
MalCare
Free$0
Protect$99/yr per site ($299 for 5 sites), about $8.25/mo
Repair$299/yr per site ($899 for 5 sites)
Fortify$499/yr per site ($1,499 for 5 sites)
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
MalCare
- Free plan includes weekly scans, basic firewall and 2FA
- Scans run on MalCare servers, not the host
- Published 0.2% false positive rate
- 14-day refund window and prorated plan changes
- Free and Protect plans do not remove malware
- Plans are billed yearly only
- Activity logs only on Repair and Fortify
- Works only with WordPress
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
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DDoS protection & WAFFree plan
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 11, 2026. Editorial policy