ZeroBot vs Sucuri
A website firewall paired with malware cleanup.
Who is Sucuri?
Sucuri (owned by GoDaddy) is a cloud WAF + malware-cleanup service popular with WordPress sites. Traffic routes through their reverse proxy and they'll remove malware from a hacked site as part of the plan. Plans start around $9/mo (Basic) and scale to $500/mo (custom).
Pricing: Basic: $9.99/mo. Pro: $19.99/mo. Business: $69.99/mo. Custom tier available. Annual-paid plans dominate.
Feature comparison
Side-by-side on the things customers actually ask about.
| Feature | ZeroBot | Sucuri |
|---|---|---|
| No DNS / proxy switch required | ✓ | — |
| Self-serve, no annual-only plans | ✓ | Partial |
| Real-time visitor dashboard | ✓ | Partial |
| Per-request visibility | ✓ | — |
| IP / ASN / country rules | ✓ | Partial |
| Redirect generator | ✓ | — |
| Managed hosting | ✓ | — |
| WordPress plugin | ✓ | ✓ |
| WAF rules | ✓ | ✓ |
| Malware scan / cleanup | Partial | ✓ |
| CDN-style cache | Partial | ✓ |
Why teams choose ZeroBot over Sucuri
You don't route your traffic through us
Sucuri is a reverse proxy — your DNS must point at their edge. That adds a hop and makes you dependent on their network. ZeroBot calls our API from your server; traffic stays on your infrastructure.
No DNS migration, no SSL handoff
Switching to Sucuri means moving nameservers, re-issuing certs, and trusting their edge for uptime. ZeroBot installs in 3 minutes with no changes to your DNS.
Actual bot scoring, not just signature WAF
Sucuri is a rule-based WAF. ZeroBot adds behavioral fingerprinting, ASN reputation, and cross-client threat intelligence for bot traffic Sucuri's rules miss.
Full traffic log, not a summary
Sucuri shows you counts. ZeroBot shows every IP, UA, ASN, country, block reason, and URL — plus filters and CSV export.
Included extras
Sucuri sells malware cleanup. ZeroBot bundles a redirect generator, hosting service, and captcha into the same plan so you're not running 3 vendors side by side.
Verdict: Sucuri is a fine post-incident cleanup service if you've already been hacked. For proactive bot blocking on live traffic — without rerouting your DNS — ZeroBot is the better fit.
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