SitePing vs Little Warden
Little Warden runs more than 30 checks per URL: domain and certificate expiry, DNS changes, robots.txt, canonical tags, titles and descriptions. SitePing covers domain, SSL and DNS too, with uptime every minute and an agent inside the CMS.
What it costs each month
Little Warden charges by number of URLs. The table counts one URL per site.
| 10 sites | 50 sites | 100 sites | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little WardenFreelancer (20 URLs) and Small Team (100 URLs), one URL per site | £24.99 | £34.99 | £34.99 |
| SitePing FreeUptime every 5 minutes, SSL, domain and keyword checks, without the agent | $0.00 | $0.00 | Up to 50 sites |
| SitePing EssentialsAgent in every site, security checks, updates, uptime from several regions | $22.50 | $91.25 | $166.25 |
Little Warden: 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 Little Warden, feature by feature
| SitePing | Little Warden | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yes |
| DNS record changes | Yes | YesNameservers, MX and IP address |
| 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 | 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 | PartlyA malware detection check, depth 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 | 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 | Not stated |
| 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 Little Warden 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 Little Warden is the better choice
- SEO checks: robots.txt changes, canonical, hreflang, titles and meta descriptions.
- Up to 100 URLs for £34.99 a month.
- Alerts on Slack and by webhook.
What SitePing does differently
- Uptime every minute, confirmed from other regions.
- An agent inside the CMS: vulnerabilities, core files, new administrators, PHP in uploads.
- Backups, restore and updates from the same dashboard.
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Start free trialFrequently asked questions
Can I use both?
Yes. Little Warden watches SEO tags, SitePing watches uptime and the CMS. They do not overlap much.
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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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