Overview
MalCare is a WordPress security service built by BlogVault, the backup company.[7] Its plugin was listed on WordPress.org in January 2018 and reported 100,000+ active installations in November 2026.[19] The developer states that MalCare was built after analysing more than 240,000 websites over more than two and a half years.[19]
MalCare’s distinguishing feature is that scanning runs on its own servers rather than the customer’s, which the developer says avoids slowing the site, and that paid plans offer automatic one-click malware removal so that a site can be cleaned before search engines blocklist it or a host suspends it.[19] Paid plans layer prevention and response: Protect adds an advanced firewall, virtual patching, daily scans, geo-blocking and bot protection; Repair adds malware cleanup with a report, scans every 12 hours and expert response within 24 hours; Fortify adds hourly scanning aimed at stores, an annual website audit, 60-day activity logs, six-hour expert response and two-factor authentication for all admins.[7]
MalCare’s tiers make the price of cleanup explicit, but costs rise quickly for multiple sites, and webhost-suspension recovery is reserved for the higher plans.[7]
MalCare features
- Remote (off-server) malware scanning
- One-click malware removal (paid)
- Firewall with virtual patching (Protect)
- Geo-blocking and bot protection
- Activity logs (Repair and Fortify)
- Expert response SLAs
MalCare pricing
US dollars, billed yearly: Protect $99 (1 site) or $299 (5 sites); Repair $299 (1 site) or $899 (5 sites); Fortify $499 (1 site) or $1,499 (5 sites). Free plan available. Local pricing may apply at checkout.
MalCare strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Scanning does not load the web server
- Automated cleanup on paid plans
- Clear service levels by tier
- Free plan for monitoring
Limitations
- Cleanup requires Repair or higher
- Multi-site costs climb quickly
- Depends on an external service
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MalCare alternatives and competitors
Alternatives to MalCare: companies ranked in the same lists.
- Wordfence Security
Patchstack
Sucuri
Kadence
UpdraftPlus
Jetpack VaultPress Backup
WPMU DEV
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SiteGround
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