malcare.com

MalCare

Who runs MalCare, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest WordPress security alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
–
Closest alternative
Patchstack

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs MalCare

MalCare malcare.com

MalCare is a WordPress security plugin that blocks attacks, scans for malware, and removes it in one click. Protecting 400,000+ sites.

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What MalCare tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

trackers that follow visitors

None of the 20 alternatives below has fewer; 18 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
None found
US company
1 tool
  • Third-party embeds

    Videos, maps or fonts from other companies, which receive the visitor’s IP address.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to MalCare

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to MalCare, thumbs down if it isn’t.

No ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    Patchstack patchstack.com English 2 trackers

    Fastest protection for WordPress security vulnerabilities - Patchstack

    Keep your WordPress sites and JavaScript apps safe from vulnerable plugins, themes & npm packages. Protect sites with virtual patching.

    Compare Patchstack with MalCare →
  2. 02
    Jetpack jetpack.com English 2 trackers

    Jetpack — Security, Performance & AI for WordPress

    Jetpack keeps your WordPress site secure, fast, and growing, with real-time backups, malware scanning, speed tools, and AI that works on your site.

    Compare Jetpack with MalCare →
  3. 03
    Sucuri sucuri.net English 4 trackers

    Sucuri - Complete Website Security, Protection & Monitoring

    Website security made simple—Sucuri offers fast malware cleanup, reliable monitoring, and powerful protection for any CMS.

    Compare Sucuri with MalCare →
  4. 04
    SiteLock sitelock.com English 1 tracker

    Website Security Monitoring & Malware Protection | SiteLock

    Secure your website with our security monitoring and protection services. Protect data, prevent cyberattacks, and ensure peace of mind with SiteLock solutions.

    Compare SiteLock with MalCare →
  5. 05
    WPGuardian wpguardian.com Top 1K English 3 trackers

    Effective Security for WordPress Sites- WPGuardian

    Your All Seeing Eye to proactively scan & identify threats

    Compare WPGuardian with MalCare →
  6. 06
    CleanTalk cleantalk.org English 1 tracker

    CleanTalk

    Website security platform with anti-spam, and uptime monitoring. Plugins, API, and online blocklists supported.

    Compare CleanTalk with MalCare →
  7. 07
    ManageWP managewp.com English 5 trackers

    ManageWP - Manage WordPress Sites from One Dashboard

    Manage multiple WordPress websites from one dashboard. Schedule backups, migrate WordPress website, automate updates, monitor website traffic and SEO

    Compare ManageWP with MalCare →
  8. 08
    CookieAdmin cookieadmin.net Top 10K English No trackers

    CookieAdmin - Cookie Consent Banner WordPress Plugin

    CookieAdmin is an easy to use Cookie consent banner plugin which allows you to display a personalized banner on your website for your visitors to choose which cookies they would like to use.

    Compare CookieAdmin with MalCare →
  9. 09
    MainWP mainwp.com English 2 trackers

    MainWP: Manage Multiple WordPress Sites, Self-Hosted

    Manage multiple WordPress sites from your own MainWP Dashboard. Self-hosted and open source, with unlimited sites and no per-site fees.

    Compare MainWP with MalCare →
  10. 10
    Comodo Group comodo.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    Advanced Website Protection for Unmatched Cyber Defense

    Safeguard your devices with Comodo's advanced endpoint protection and protect your websites from malware and cyber threats. Secure your site now!

    Compare Comodo Group with MalCare →
  11. 11
    Kinsta® kinsta.com English 2 trackers

    Kinsta® - Simply better hosting for WordPress

    Voted #1 WordPress Hosting Provider on G2. Enterprise-grade speed, security, and support. See what sets us apart with your first month free.

    Compare Kinsta® with MalCare →
  12. 12
    VirusTotal virustotal.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    VirusTotal

    VirusTotal

    Compare VirusTotal with MalCare →
  13. 13
    Akismet akismet.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Akismet: Spam Protection for Websites

    Say goodbye to spam with Akismet – the ultimate spam protection used by millions of websites. Sign up today and never worry about spam again!

    Compare Akismet with MalCare →
  14. 14
    urlscan urlscan.io English 1 tracker

    URL and website scanner - urlscan.io

    urlscan.io - Website scanner for suspicious and malicious URLs

    Compare urlscan with MalCare →
  15. 15
    Complianz complianz.io Top 10K English 4 trackers

    1 Million Users Trust Complianz for WordPress & Shopify Consent

    The only Privacy Suite for WordPress & Shopify - Get ready for GDPR, ePrivacy, CCPA and more.

    Compare Complianz with MalCare →
  16. 16
    WP Engine® wpengine.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Trusted Website Hosting Platform | WP Engine®

    WP Engine® is a leading website hosting platform, trusted by over 5M websites. Learn more about our 24/7 support and security solutions.

    Compare WP Engine® with MalCare →
  17. 17
    Qualys qualys.com Top 10K 1 tracker

    Enterprise Cyber Risk and Security Platform | Qualys

    Discover how Qualys helps your business measure & eliminate cyber threats through a host of cybersecurity detection & remediation tools. Try it today!

    Compare Qualys with MalCare →
  18. 18
    Automattic automattic.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Automattic – Making the web a better place

    We are passionate about making the web a better place. 20 years: explore the Automattic timeline or take a literary jaunt with Year Without Pants. WordPress.com Your blog or websitehas a (free!) home on the web.Your story, your way. Beeper Tower of Babelfragmented messaging woesyou need a Beeper. Tumblr Where your interestsconnect you to your people,one post…

    Compare Automattic with MalCare →
  19. 19
    TotalAV totalav.com English No trackers

    Official Site | TotalAV Award-Winning Antivirus Provider

    TotalAV's Award-Winning antivirus instantly blocks harmful malware threats and viruses in real-time, keeping your personal data and identity safe.

    Compare TotalAV with MalCare →
  20. 20
    Confiant confiant.com English 3 trackers

    Confiant | The First & Leading Ad Security & Quality Platform

    Confiant helps publishers & ad platforms stay ahead of bad ads and bad actors, keeping your revenue stream intact while protecting your user experience.

    Compare Confiant with MalCare →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles MalCare’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones MalCare uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what MalCare adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 8 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,192
Vector
384-d
Query
45 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to MalCare’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

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JavaScript libraries
  • GSAP asset https://www.malcare.com/home/vendor/gsap.min.js
CDN
Video
Email hosting
Email delivery
  • Brevo TXT v=spf1 include:spf.sendinblue.com mx ~all
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=lHq9LL2WEMvB585e0sXhuoWYvZUe5IOYchYsG…
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=qITIsKp00eJmoMlAUvP8h7nM16eOC4yyjYOc002E4OE