SitePing vs CloakScan
CloakScan finds cloaking and SEO spam from outside, with only the site address. SitePing Complete compares what Googlebot and visitors see from inside the site too, and adds the rest of the monitoring.
What it costs each month
CloakScan prices are by number of sites. No plan covers 100 sites. The SitePing row is Complete, the plan with the SEO shield.
| 10 sites | 50 sites | 100 sites | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloakScanPro (25 sites) and Studio (75 sites), prices before VAT | €29.00 | €59.00 | Not published |
| SitePing CompletePro plus SEO shield, Active Shield, AI opinions and 50 GB of backups | $45.00 | $182.50 | $332.50 |
CloakScan: prices read on the official price list on 18 October 2026. The line under the name says which plan, how it is billed and whether VAT is included; where it says nothing, billing is monthly and VAT is excluded. SitePing: list prices before VAT, monthly billing, the same amount in euro and US dollars; annual billing is 20% less. Other currencies are not converted.
SitePing and CloakScan, feature by feature
| SitePing | CloakScan | |
|---|---|---|
| Supported CMS | ||
| WordPress | Yes5.0 and later | PartlyAny website, checked from outside |
| Joomla | Yes3.9 to 6 | PartlyAny website, checked from outside |
| Drupal | Yes7 to 11 | PartlyAny website, checked from outside |
| PrestaShop | Yes1.7.6 to 9 | PartlyAny website, checked from outside |
| Checks from outside | ||
| Uptime monitoring | YesEvery 1 to 60 minutes; Free every 5 | Not stated |
| Outages confirmed from other locations | Yes | Not stated |
| SSL certificate expiry | Yes | Yes |
| Domain expiry | Yes | Not stated |
| DNS record changes | Yes | Not stated |
| Blacklist checks | Yes | PartlyGoogle Safe Browsing |
| Public status pages | YesOne on Free, three on Essentials, more on Pro | Not stated |
| Security inside the site | ||
| Plugin or agent inside the site | Yes | No |
| Known vulnerabilities in plugins and extensions | YesEvery sync, every 15 minutes | Not stated |
| Malware scan of the site files | YesSignatures on code files, PHP in uploads | Not stated |
| Core files compared with the official release | YesOn all four CMS | Not stated |
| SEO spam and cloaking | YesSitemap spam on every plan; Googlebot comparison in Complete | YesCloaking by double crawl, Google index checks |
| Security fixes for end-of-life CMS versions | YesJoomla 3.10 and PrestaShop 1.7.8; in Complete or $2.90 per site | Not stated |
| Maintenance | ||
| Updates from the dashboard | Yes | Not stated |
| Automatic rollback of a failed update | PartlyWordPress plugins and themes, database included | Not stated |
| Backups and restore | YesPro and Complete, encrypted and incremental | Not stated |
| Backups encrypted with your own key | Yes | Not stated |
| One-click admin login | Yes | Not stated |
| Client reports with your logo | YesMonthly PDF, Pro and Complete | YesWhite-label reports on Studio |
| Protection and services | ||
| Firewall that blocks attacks | NoIt detects and alerts; it does not block traffic | Not stated |
| Malware cleanup by their team | Paid extraPer site, WordPress and Joomla | Not stated |
What CloakScan does comes from its website, read on 18 October 2026. "Not stated" means we did not find it there: it may still exist. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct the page.
Where CloakScan is the better choice
- Checks of Google's index for spam pages.
- Nothing to install, a free plan for one site with five manual scans a month.
- A lower price if SEO spam is the only thing you need to watch.
What SitePing does differently
- From inside the site, the agent checks the real Googlebot by reverse DNS and records what it was served.
- Malware signatures and core file checks find the code that serves the spam.
- Uptime, backups, updates and vulnerability alerts in the same plan.
Try SitePing next to what you use today: the 30-day trial needs no credit card.
Start free trialFrequently asked questions
Is the SEO shield on every SitePing plan?
The comparison of Googlebot and visitors is on Complete. Sitemap spam checks are on every plan.
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- SitePing vs ManageWPManageWP is free with paid add-ons, for WordPress only. SitePing covers four CMS with security checks included.
- SitePing vs WP RemoteWP Remote is WordPress only, with a firewall and visual tests. SitePing covers four CMS.
See what SitePing finds on your sites.
Connect a few client sites during the trial and compare the alerts with the tool you have now.
- Every Complete feature except backups
- Up to 10 sites
- No credit card needed to start
- At the end you choose a plan or move to Free, and nothing is charged
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