Sucuri is a cloud security service, and it is strong at the half of the job it sells. Its own plan pages put five things outside every plan.
- No plugin or theme updates, on any plan
- No WordPress core update handling
- No update testing before changes go live, and no rollback
- Backups only as a quarantine copy taken before a cleanup
- A DNS change, a record, and a CNAME before any of it starts working
Sucuri calls its approach to outdated code virtual patching, which shields the code rather than updating it. The flaw stays open. The update work stays undone.
A setup that never leaves a gap keeps scanning, cleanup, and patching on a schedule nobody has to remember. NoDrama does that work: updates on every plan, tested on a staging clone, rolled back in one click if a page breaks, and risky ones flagged before they run. It costs $129/mo, more than ten of the eleven other options here.
The best Sucuri alternative depends on whether you need a cheaper way to detect and clean malware or a service that also does the plugin and theme updates Sucuri skips. For the first, Wordfence or MalCare. For the second, NoDrama.
TL;DR
Nine of the eleven alternatives to Sucuri do no plugin or theme updates either. This category sells watching and cleaning up, and keeping the code current is left to whoever owns the site.
Prices are entry tiers. NoDrama has no free tier, and on monthly billing cleanup is $50/hr.
How we compared
We compare every security option against the same twelve attributes, grouped into detection and response, protection, prevention, recovery, and deployment and commercial. The attribute set is fixed before we look at any product. Every figure below comes from the vendor’s own pricing page or documentation, read between September 1 and September 10, 2026.
A cell reading “not published” means the vendor never states it. A cell reading “no” means the vendor states its absence. The two are different claims.
NoDrama appears in this list. Where we lose an attribute, the table says so.
Ten of the twelve services checked here do no WordPress plugin or theme updates at all, Sucuri included. Cleanup and prevention are sold as different products across almost this entire roster.
What Sucuri is good at
Its own plan pages hold up three things well.
Cleanup is included on every plan, not gated to a higher tier.
Sucuri’s cleanup is analyst-performed and uncapped, on the entry tier and every tier above it. A site owner on the cheapest plan gets the same cleanup service as one paying for the top tier.
The web application firewall sits ahead of your server.
Sucuri’s WAF runs at the DNS or proxy layer, which means bad traffic gets filtered before it reaches WordPress at all, rather than after it has already loaded the page.
DDoS coverage names its own layers.
Sucuri states coverage at network, transport, and application layers. That specificity lets a buyer check what is actually being filtered, rather than trusting a general claim.
So the honest boundary is this: Sucuri is a security product built for detection and cleanup, and its own plan pages say plainly what it does not include. What follows is about what sits outside that boundary.
Where Sucuri stops
Sucuri does not update WordPress core, plugins, or themes on any plan. It does not test an update before it runs, because it does not run one. Its only backup is a quarantine copy taken before a cleanup, not a restorable site backup.
This is not a hidden limitation. Sucuri’s own plan comparison states it.
Two consequences follow.
- 01Known vulnerabilities stay open until someone applies the fix by hand. Sucuri’s virtual patching shields outdated code from known exploits, which reduces the exposure window, but it does not close the hole. The plugin or theme is still running the vulnerable version until an update is applied.
- 02A restore after data loss has no path on Sucuri’s plans. The quarantine copy Sucuri takes exists to support a malware cleanup, not to recover from a bad update, a hosting failure or an accidental deletion.
NoDrama’s own boundary sits in the same place, as scope: cleanup is included on annual billing and billed separately on a monthly basis.
The alternatives, at a glance
| Option | Class | From | Best for | Main limitation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sucuri | Cloud security service | $229/yr | Cloud WAF plus expert cleanup | No plugin or theme updates in any plan |
| NoDrama | Managed care plan | $129/mo | Sites where a broken page has measurable cost | No free tier. On monthly billing, cleanups are $50/hr and setup is a $149 one-time fee, both free on annual |
| All-In-One Security | Endpoint plugin | Free, premium $44.50 first yr, renews $89/yr | Sites with no budget | Free tier has no scanner and no cleanup. Scanning is premium-only, and the first-year price doubles at renewal |
| Wordfence | Endpoint plugin | Free / $149 yr | Strongest free endpoint option | Firewall rules and malware signatures are delayed 30 days on the free tier, and cleanup is limited to Care and Response |
| CleanTalk Security | Endpoint plugin | $9/yr, 1 site | Spam and login abuse | Cleanup is sold separately, not included in the plan |
| Solid Security (now Kadence Security) | Endpoint plugin | Not sold standalone, from $299/yr bundle | Login hardening and 2FA | No malware scanner or cleanup. Security is bundled into a site builder, not a security product |
| MalCare | Endpoint plugin, off-server scanning | $59.40/yr promo | Scanning without server load | Cleanup starts at the Repair tier, one-click by the owner. No backup service, no DDoS. The free plan detects malware but does not remove it |
| Patchstack | Virtual patching | $69/mo, 3 sites | Closing the disclosure-to-patch window | No scanner, no cleanup |
| Jetpack Security | Bundled plugin | $9.95/mo first yr, then $19.95/mo | Sites already on WordPress.com | Promo pricing on the page, renewal is the real number |
| Cloudflare | Edge platform | Free tier | DDoS and edge filtering | Not WordPress-aware. Firewall rule counts are not stated |
| Imunify360 | Server-side security | $144/mo per server | Blocking before WordPress loads | Sold per server to hosting providers, not to site owners |
| SiteLock | Cloud security service | $19.99/mo | Bundled through hosting providers | Automatic removal only, no analyst. The WAF starts at the $29.99 Pro tier |
Options are ordered anchor, then NoDrama, then the rest. The order is not a ranking.
If NoDrama’s row reads as the largest number on the page, it is. That is the subject of The difference, priced, and Who should choose what covers who should buy something cheaper instead. Neither is answered here.
Feature comparison, group by group
The table above compares products to products. These compare products to the job they are meant to cover. Every “no” is work that does not disappear because the tool skipped it. Somebody buys it separately, or somebody sits down and does it.
Detection and response
Sucuri wins cleanup availability and top-tier scan speed. NoDrama wins response commitment, uptime monitoring and reporting detail.
| Option | Scanning frequency | Cleanup performer and cap | Response commitment | Blocklist removal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sucuri | Every 12 hrs / 6 hrs / 30 mins by tier | Analyst-performed, unlimited, all plans | 30 / 12 / 6 hrs by tier, stated as an estimate | Yes, monitoring and removal |
| NoDrama | Every 12 hours, all plans | Included on every plan on annual billing only. One-click cleanup, expert response within 30 hrs | 4 / 2 / 1 hrs by tier | Yes |
| All-In-One Security | Free: no scanner stated. Premium: malware scanning included | |||
| Wordfence | Free: every 3 days. Paid: unlimited | Care and Response only. Free and Premium: none | Care: business hours, no SLA stated. Response: 1 hr response, 24 hr resolution | Care and Response only, post-incident |
| CleanTalk Security | Malware scanner included | Sold separately, not in the plan | ||
| Solid Security (Kadence) | File change detection. No malware scanner stated | |||
| MalCare | Daily, off-server | One-click auto-clean by the site owner. Fortify: unlimited manual fixes | Repair: 24-hour expert SLA. Fortify: 6-hour response | Detects blocklist-causing malware. No removal stated |
| Patchstack | ||||
| Jetpack Security | Real-time malware scanning | One-click fixes by the site owner. No analyst service | ||
| Cloudflare | No WordPress malware scanning | |||
| Imunify360 | Detects and cleans malicious files automatically | Automatic, server-side. Not an analyst service | Keeps IPs off blocklists | |
| SiteLock | Daily scanning, all plans | Unlimited automatic malware removal on all three plans | Automatic, no hours stated |
Monitoring and reporting
| Option | Uptime monitoring | SSL monitoring and renewal | Security reporting to client | Written report after every cleanup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sucuri | Monitoring stated, uptime detail not published | Security reporting stated, detail not published | Yes. A summary of the files cleaned and the next steps, plus a report of the findings | |
| NoDrama | Checked every minute | Yes | Monthly white-labelled report | Yes, after every cleanup |
| All-In-One Security | Stated on the features page. Interval and tier not stated | |||
| Wordfence | Care: Events tab and Audit Log, 6-month retention | Care and Response only: forensic report after an incident | ||
| CleanTalk Security | Sold separately, not in the plan. No report published | |||
| Solid Security (Kadence) | Kadence dashboard tracks site health, uptime and performance | Security dashboard with threat analytics | ||
| MalCare | Yes, included even on the free plan | Activity log and forensics: logins, file edits, plugin changes, firewall hits | Post-cleanup forensic report with entry vector analysis | |
| Patchstack | Vulnerability feed and alerts | |||
| Jetpack Security | Instant downtime notification | 30-day activity log | One-click fixes by the owner. No report published | |
| Cloudflare | Issues and renews certificates | Security analytics dashboard | ||
| Imunify360 | Round-the-clock expert support, client reporting not published | Automatic server-side cleaning. No client report published | ||
| SiteLock |
Sucuri’s cleanup is available whatever plan you pay for. NoDrama’s is included on annual billing and priced at $50/hr on monthly, which means a monthly-billed buyer weighing cleanup availability alone should read that as a real point in Sucuri’s favor.
Sucuri’s top tier scans every 30 minutes. NoDrama scans every 12 hours on every plan, which means a site under active, fast-moving attack gets a faster first detection from Sucuri’s higher tiers.
Where NoDrama pulls ahead is response commitment and monitoring detail. NoDrama states 4, 2 and 1 hour response windows by tier. Sucuri’s own numbers are wider and explicitly stated as an estimate rather than a commitment, which means a buyer comparing response times is comparing a number against an estimate, not two numbers.
Protection
The two are at parity on firewall and DDoS coverage. NoDrama is ahead on spam blocking, which Sucuri does not publish.
| Option | WAF and enforcement layer | DDoS | Login hardening | Spam blocked on forms and login |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sucuri | Cloud WAF, DNS or proxy swap | Layers 3, 4 and 7 | Brute force protection, IDS | |
| NoDrama | Edge WAF, all plans | Yes, unmetered at the edge | Login protection, bot protection and 2FA | Yes, on forms and login |
| All-In-One Security | PHP, .htaccess and 6G firewall rules. Endpoint layer | Login lockout after configurable failed attempts | Yes, spam protection stated on the features page | |
| Wordfence | Endpoint WAF, PHP layer. Free: rules delayed 30 days | Brute force protection and 2FA, all tiers incl. free | Not published on the products page | |
| CleanTalk Security | Security FireWall included. Endpoint plugin layer | Brute force, exploit, XSS and SQLi protection claimed | Login lockouts covered. Comment and form antispam is a separate CleanTalk product | |
| Solid Security (Kadence) | Real-time firewall with automatic rule updates. Endpoint plugin layer | Brute force protection, 2FA, CAPTCHA | ||
| MalCare | Endpoint WAF, PHP layer | Yes, login protection | Rate limiting, CAPTCHA and 2FA at login. Form spam not stated | |
| Patchstack | No WAF. Virtual patching only | |||
| Jetpack Security | Website firewall, around-the-clock. Endpoint layer | Brute force attack protection, plus secure authentication with optional 2FA | Yes, Akismet clears spam from comments and forms | |
| Cloudflare | Edge WAF, all plans. Rule counts not stated | Unmetered, all plans incl. free | No, not WordPress-aware | Not published. Bot filtering is not WordPress form spam |
| Imunify360 | Advanced WAF plus network firewall and WebShield. Server layer | WebShield filters bots and DoS traffic | Intrusion Prevention, blocks brute force | |
| SiteLock | WAF starts one tier above Basic. Basic: not published | Two-factor on login areas by email or SMS. Form spam not stated |
Both run a WAF at the edge and both name login hardening. Neither is ahead here. Sucuri does not publish anything on spam handling; NoDrama states coverage on both forms and login.
Prevention
Sucuri does not update, does not test an update, and does not flag a risky one before it runs. NoDrama does all three, on every plan.
| Option | Updates included | Tested with rollback | Vulnerability approach | Risky updates flagged before they run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sucuri | Virtual patching, shields outdated code | |||
| NoDrama | Yes, all plans | Staging clone, key pages checked visually, restored by one-click if anything breaks. Not automatic | Virtual patching and firewall patches | Yes, flagged before we run them |
| All-In-One Security | No patching or scanning stated | |||
| Wordfence | Real-time firewall rules. Disputes the term “virtual patching” on its own FAQ | |||
| CleanTalk Security | Scanning only, no patching | |||
| Solid Security (Kadence) | Bulk plugin and theme updates via the Kadence dashboard, Elite tier only | One-click rollback, Elite tier only | Patchstack virtual patching | |
| MalCare | Virtual patching, version-spoof-proof, tracks over 39,000 vulnerabilities | |||
| Patchstack | Virtual patching, core positioning | |||
| Jetpack Security | Flags outdated or insecure plugins with known vulnerabilities, one-click update or delete | |||
| Cloudflare | Managed rulesets | |||
| Imunify360 | Proactive defense against zero-days | |||
| SiteLock | Automated removal, not patching |
Solid Security, now Kadence Security, is the one other vendor here with updates included at all, and it is gated to the Elite bundle tier. Its own plan page states no malware scanner and no cleanup. It updates the site without checking whether the site is already compromised. Every other option on this table, Sucuri included, reads “no” on updates.
Sucuri’s own answer to this gap is virtual patching: a firewall rule that shields a known vulnerability from being exploited while the underlying code stays unpatched. That is a real mitigation, and it closes the immediate exposure window. It is not the same claim as updating the plugin, which is why the row above still reads “no.”
Recovery
Sucuri’s only backup is a pre-cleanup quarantine copy. NoDrama backs up on a tiered schedule with a 90-day window and a one-click rollback.
| Option | Backups and restore | WordPress core update handling | Closing the entry point after an incident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sucuri | Pre-cleanup quarantine copy only | ||
| NoDrama | Tiered schedule, 90 days retention, roll back to any day in the window | Included with plugin and theme updates | Cleanup on annual billing only. Experts on it within 30 hrs |
| All-In-One Security | |||
| Wordfence | Care and Response: full forensic investigation and report on cause and prevention | ||
| CleanTalk Security | |||
| Solid Security (Kadence) | Daily incremental backups, one-click full or partial restore, off-site cloud storage | ||
| MalCare | Post-cleanup forensic report with entry vector analysis and hardening checklist | ||
| Patchstack | |||
| Jetpack Security | Real-time cloud backups, 10GB at entry, unlimited restores, one-click restore | ||
| Cloudflare | |||
| Imunify360 | |||
| SiteLock |
Sucuri’s quarantine copy exists to support a cleanup, not to recover a site after a bad update or a hosting failure. NoDrama’s backup runs on the same schedule as its update work. Cleanup is gated to annual billing here too, the same limitation as in the Detection and response table above.
Deployment and commercial
Both require a DNS-level change to switch. NoDrama’s is performed by NoDrama at setup rather than self-serve.
| Option | DNS change required | Entry tier contents | CDN and caching allowance | Free tier, and what it lacks | Migration and setup handled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sucuri | Yes, A record and CNAME | $229/yr, cleanup, WAF, monitoring, CDN, 30 hr SLA | CDN included, all plans | No free tier | |
| NoDrama | Yes, nameserver change, handled by NoDrama at setup | Updates, backups, security, CDN, performance optimisation | Global CDN | No free tier | Yes, $149 one-time on monthly billing, free on annual |
| All-In-One Security | Free plugin. Premium Personal $44.50 first year, renews $89/yr, 2 sites | Firewall and login lockout, no scanner | Not applicable, plugin install | ||
| Wordfence | Free: scanner and firewall with 30-day delayed rules, no cleanup | Rules and signatures delayed 30 days, scans every 3 days, no cleanup | Not applicable, plugin install | ||
| CleanTalk Security | $9/yr for 1 site, unlimited sites $27/mo | Free malware scanner, no signup. Paid plan needed for protection | Not applicable, plugin install | ||
| Solid Security (Kadence) | Not sold standalone. Bundled from Kadence Pro $299/yr, Essentials $99/yr has no security | Free plugin exists on wordpress.org, the paid product is bundle-only | Not applicable, plugin install | ||
| MalCare | Protect $59.40/yr promo, 1 site, no cleanup | $0, weekly scans, vulnerability alerts, basic firewall, login protection, 2FA for 2 users, SSL monitoring, no cleanup | Not applicable, plugin install | ||
| Patchstack | Developer $69/mo, 3 sites, 3 seats | No free tier on the pricing page | |||
| Jetpack Security | $9.95/mo first year, then $19.95/mo, billed yearly | Not in the Security bundle | No, promo pricing only | Not applicable, plugin install | |
| Cloudflare | Yes, nameserver change | Free: WAF, unmetered DDoS, CDN | CDN on all plans incl. free | WAF, unmetered DDoS, CDN, rule counts not stated | Self-serve, nameserver change. No migration or setup service published |
| Imunify360 | $144/mo per server, single hosting account | No free tier | Not published, installed at server level by the host | ||
| SiteLock | Not published, sold direct and via hosts | Basic $19.99/mo: daily scanning, backup, unlimited automatic malware removal | No free tier | Yes, complete onboarding and setup, free of charge |
Sucuri’s own page does not state whether migration is handled. NoDrama states it plainly, with the fee waived on annual billing.
Read Prevention and Recovery together, and read them separately from Detection and response. The first two are the update-and-restore jobs. Nothing on this roster except NoDrama, and partially Solid Security, touches it. The second is the detection-and-cleanup job, and Sucuri wins outright there on cleanup availability.
Form and login spam blocking is not exclusive to NoDrama. All-In-One Security, Jetpack Security, and MalCare’s login controls all offer some version of it, and each costs less.
The difference, priced
| Sucuri (entry tier) | NoDrama (entry tier) | |
|---|---|---|
| One site | $229/yr | $1,236/yr |
The difference is real money, and it goes on two things.
The tools
A Sucuri-only buyer whose site also needs update testing and a real backup service still has to buy those separately. This page does not have a verified, sourced price for a comparable standalone update-and-rollback tool or backup service to total here, so that figure is left out rather than estimated.
The hours
Reviewing and applying each plugin and theme update, checking the site afterward, and restoring from backup by hand if something breaks: none of that has a product on this page. There is no honest way to price it from outside, since it depends on who does the work.
The hours exist whether or not anyone budgets for them. A cheaper product leaves them undone rather than making them unnecessary.
The test is not whether NoDrama beats Sucuri. They are priced against different jobs. The test is narrower: are those update hours getting done right now by you or by someone who answers for it?
If yes, NoDrama is expensive duplication of work that is already handled, and Sucuri or a cheaper alternative is the better buy. Keep the money.
If no, the cheaper products all leave the same job undone, and the gap between $229/yr and NoDrama’s price is the difference between buying detection and buying the whole job.
Each alternative in detail
Sucuri
Sucuri is a cloud security service built for detection and cleanup, not maintenance.
Sucuri’s WAF sits at the DNS or proxy layer, filtering traffic before it reaches your server. Cleanup is analyst-performed and available on every plan, with response times stated as an estimate rather than a contractual commitment: 30, 12, or 6 hours depending on tier. Sucuri does not update WordPress core, plugins, or themes on any plan, and its own comparison page says so.
Price: $229/yr entry tier. Upper-tier prices are not in this shortlist and are not stated here.
NoDrama
NoDrama is a managed care plan, and it is the one option here that updates, backs up, and scans for malware on every plan.
Updates run on a schedule with a staging clone and a one-click rollback if a change breaks something. Backups run on a tiered schedule with 90 days of retention. Malware cleanup is included on annual billing and billed at $50/hr on a monthly basis, which is a real limitation and the reason a buyer weighing cleanup-per-incident alone might prefer Sucuri.
Price: $129/mo entry (The Standard), rising by tier.
All-In-One Security
All-In-One Security is a free endpoint plugin, with security features locked behind a premium tier that doubles at renewal.
The free tier includes firewall rules and a login lockout but no scanner. Premium adds malware scanning at $44.50 for the first year, renewing at $89/yr. It does not offer cleanup at any tier.
Price: Free, or $44.50 first year / $89/yr renewal for Premium Personal, 2 sites.
Pick this over NoDrama if the budget is zero and the free tier’s gaps, no scanner, and no cleanup are acceptable.
Wordfence
Wordfence is the strongest free endpoint scanner on this roster, with cleanup reserved for its paid service tiers.
The free tier scans every 3 days with firewall rules delayed 30 days behind paid. Cleanup and forensic reporting are limited to the Care and Response tiers, which carry a stated 1-hour response and 24-hour resolution.
Price: Free, or $149/yr for the paid plugin. Care and Response pricing is not published on the products page checked here.
Pick this over NoDrama if you want the strongest free-tier scanner available and are prepared to do cleanup yourself or add a paid tier for it.
CleanTalk Security
CleanTalk Security is the cheapest paid entry point on this roster, built for spam and login abuse rather than malware cleanup.
The plugin includes a malware scanner and a firewall at $9/yr for one site. Cleanup is sold separately and is not part of the plan at any tier checked here.
Price: $9/yr, 1 site. Unlimited sites at $27/mo.
Pick this over NoDrama for the lowest entry price on the roster with a working scanner included, if you’re prepared to handle cleanup and updates on your own.
Solid Security (now Kadence Security)
Solid Security, rebranded as Kadence Security, is the one other option on this roster with updates included, and it has no malware scanner.
Bulk plugin and theme updates with one-click rollback are available on the Elite tier of the Kadence bundle. The product’s own page states no malware scanner and no cleanup: security here means login hardening, 2FA, and CAPTCHA, not detection.
Price: Not sold standalone. Kadence Pro from $299/yr; Essentials at $99/yr carries no security.
Pick this over NoDrama if update automation is the priority and you already have malware scanning handled elsewhere.
MalCare
MalCare scans off-server, so it adds no load to your site and offers the richest free tier on this roster.
The free plan includes weekly scans, vulnerability alerts, a basic firewall, login protection, 2FA, and SSL monitoring at $0. Cleanup starts at the Repair tier, one-click by the site owner rather than analyst-performed. There is no backup service beyond an encrypted copy taken before each cleanup.
Price: $59.40/yr promo, 1 site, no cleanup at entry. Repair and Fortify tiers add cleanup and faster response; pricing is not published on the page checked here.
Pick this over NoDrama if off-server scanning and a strong free tier matter more than having updates and backups in the same plan.
Patchstack
Patchstack closes the gap between a vulnerability disclosure and a patch and does nothing else on this roster’s list.
Virtual patching is the whole product: no scanner, no cleanup, no WAF. It shields a known vulnerability from being exploited while the underlying plugin stays unpatched.
Price: $69/mo, 3 sites, 3 seats.
Pick this over NoDrama if you already have scanning and cleanup handled and specifically want the disclosure-to-patch window closed.
Jetpack Security
Jetpack Security bundles real-time scanning and cloud backups for sites already running on the WordPress.com stack.
Real-time malware scanning and one-click fixes are included, along with 10GB of real-time cloud backup at entry and unlimited restores. Cleanup is limited to the owner’s own one-click fixes: there is no analyst service.
Price: $9.95/mo first year, then $19.95/mo, billed yearly. The promo price is on the page; the renewal is the number to budget for.
Pick this over NoDrama if the site is already on Jetpack and real-time backups matter more than analyst cleanup.
Cloudflare
Cloudflare is an edge platform with unmetered DDoS and CDN on its free tier and no WordPress-specific malware handling at all.
The free plan includes an edge WAF, unmetered DDoS protection, and a CDN, all without a WordPress integration: rule counts are not stated, and login hardening is not WordPress-aware.
Price: Free tier available. Application-layer plan pricing was not published on the page checked here.
Pick this over NoDrama if edge-level DDoS and CDN coverage is the goal and WordPress-specific malware scanning is handled elsewhere.
Imunify360
Imunify360 is a server-level product sold to hosting providers, not to individual site owners.
Detection, cleanup, and a WAF all run before WordPress loads, at the server rather than the site. It is not client-controlled: a site owner on a host running Imunify360 does not configure it directly.
Price: $144/mo per server, single hosting account. The most expensive option on this roster.
Pick this over NoDrama if you are a hosting provider evaluating server-level protection for every site you host, not a single site owner.
SiteLock
SiteLock is the closest like-for-like to Sucuri on this roster: a cloud security service with automatic rather than analyst cleanup.
Daily scanning and unlimited automatic malware removal run on all three plans starting at Basic. The WAF is gated to the Pro tier, one step above Basic, and response is stated as automatic with no hours committed.
Price: $19.99/mo Basic.
Pick this over NoDrama for a similarly scoped cloud security service at roughly a fifth of NoDrama’s monthly price.
Who should choose what
Stay on Sucuri if you want best-in-class detection and cleanup and are already handling plugin and theme updates through a separate process or team.
CleanTalk Security or MalCare, $9 to $59.40/yr if budget is the binding constraint and you’re prepared to review and apply your own plugin and theme updates.
NoDrama, $129/mo if you run a WordPress site where nobody in-house owns the update cycle and a broken or unpatched page has a measurable cost. NoDrama has no free tier, and cleanup on monthly billing is charged separately at $50/hr.
None of us if the site is static, low-traffic, and not running plugins or a CMS core that needs patching.
A supplier certified under Cyber Essentials runs on a fourteen-day patching clock. NoDrama’s included, and flagged updates answer that clock directly, since Sucuri’s own plans carry none. The more general version of the same gap is simply nobody in-house owning the update cycle, certification or not.
Can you keep Sucuri alongside NoDrama?
No. Both run a web application firewall and DNS-level routing for the same site. Running two DNS-level security services at once creates a routing conflict rather than layered coverage.
How to leave Sucuri
- 01Set up the new WAF and confirm it is live and passing traffic before touching any Sucuri DNS entry.
- 02Point your nameservers or DNS records to the new service, per its own setup instructions.
- 03Remove Sucuri’s A record and CNAME entries from your DNS provider once the new path is confirmed working.
- 04Confirm SSL certificate issuance on the new path before considering the switch complete.
Do not remove Sucuri’s DNS records before the new WAF is confirmed active. A site sitting between two firewalls, with neither fully in place, is worse than staying on Sucuri one extra day.