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Sucuri
Cloud WAF + malware cleanup service from $19/mo — independent of host; specialty: hack recovery.
Free tier: free site security scanner
What it does well
- Includes unlimited manual malware removal and hack cleanup on all paid plans.
- Platform-agnostic WAF and CDN works with any website, regardless of hosting provider.
- Provides a virtual patching service to protect against known vulnerabilities.
Where it falls short
- Malware removal response time is 12 hours on the base plan.
- The free scanner only reports on surface-level, publicly visible issues.
- Advanced DDoS mitigation (Layer 3/4) is only available on custom, higher-priced plans.
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