SitePing vs CMS Commander
CMS Commander manages WordPress sites with one-click updates, backups, cloning and bulk posting, priced by bands of sites. SitePing costs more and spends the difference on security checks and on three more CMS.
What it costs each month
CMS Commander charges by bands of sites, with all features in the paid plans. Paying for a year gives two months free.
| 10 sites | 50 sites | 100 sites | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMS CommanderStarter for 10 sites, Business for 50 and 100, prices before VAT | $12.00 | $30.00 | $45.00 |
| SitePing EssentialsAgent in every site, security checks, updates, uptime from several regions | $22.50 | $91.25 | $166.25 |
| SitePing ProEssentials plus backups and updates with rollback; backup storage from $4.90 a month for 50 GB | $33.75 | $133.75 | $246.25 |
CMS Commander: 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 CMS Commander, feature by feature
| SitePing | CMS Commander | |
|---|---|---|
| Supported CMS | ||
| WordPress | Yes5.0 and later | Yes |
| Joomla | Yes3.9 to 6 | No |
| Drupal | Yes7 to 11 | No |
| PrestaShop | Yes1.7.6 to 9 | No |
| Checks from outside | ||
| Uptime monitoring | YesEvery 1 to 60 minutes; Free every 5 | YesInterval not stated |
| Outages confirmed from other locations | Yes | Not stated |
| SSL certificate expiry | Yes | Not stated |
| Domain expiry | Yes | Not stated |
| DNS record changes | Yes | Not stated |
| Blacklist checks | Yes | Not stated |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | Not stated |
| 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 | YesOne click for WordPress, plugins and themes |
| Automatic rollback of a failed update | PartlyWordPress plugins and themes, database included | Not stated |
| Backups and restore | YesPro and Complete, encrypted and incremental | YesScheduled backups, plans from 10 sites |
| 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, plans from 10 sites |
| 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 CMS Commander 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 CMS Commander is the better choice
- A much lower price, from $12 a month for 10 sites.
- Website cloning and bulk plugin installation.
- Content tools: bulk posting and automatic content.
What SitePing does differently
- Vulnerability alerts, core file checks and malware signatures on every site.
- Joomla, Drupal and PrestaShop sites next to WordPress.
- Outages confirmed from other regions, SSL, domain and DNS checks.
- Updates that roll back on their own if the site breaks.
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Why does SitePing cost more than CMS Commander?
Because most of the work is security: an agent that checks every site every 15 minutes, a vulnerability database, core file comparisons and checks from several regions. CMS Commander's pages do not list these.
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- SitePing vs WP RemoteWP Remote is WordPress only, with a firewall and visual tests. SitePing covers four CMS.
- SitePing vs HTProtectHTProtect is a low-cost Joomla dashboard. SitePing adds WordPress, Drupal, PrestaShop and checks from outside.
- SitePing vs LemwatchLemwatch watches sites from outside. SitePing does that for free up to 50 sites and adds an agent inside the CMS.
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- 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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