Ensomedia Security vs Sucuri Security
Sucuri sells a cloud firewall and malware cleanup by its own team, and offers a free WordPress plugin for auditing, file monitoring and a remote scan. Ensomedia Security is a new scanner from the team behind shieldwave.io that runs inside WordPress. This page puts the two side by side, with the facts we could check and the date we checked them. It starts with what our plugin does not do.
- Compared
- Ensomedia Security 1.1.28 (22 October 2026), Sucuri Security 2.8.1 (WordPress.org, updated 14 October 2026) and the Sucuri Website Security Platform plans
- Checked on
- 22 October 2026
- Installs
- Sucuri Security: 600,000+ active installs, rated 4.2 from 384 reviews. Ensomedia Security: listed since 28 September 2026, fewer than 10 active installs, no reviews yet.
- Who wrote this
- ENSOMEDIA, which makes Ensomedia Security and runs shieldwave.io. We are not neutral, so every fact has a source below.
What Ensomedia Security does not do
- No cloud firewall, CDN or DDoS mitigation. Sucuri's paid firewall runs in its own network, in front of your server, and filters traffic before it reaches the site. Our request firewall, added in 1.1.26 and off by default, runs on your own server inside PHP, so blocked requests still reach the server.
- No cleanup included in a plan. Every Sucuri Platform plan includes unlimited manual malware cleanups, with a response time of 30, 12 or 6 hours by plan. ENSOMEDIA cleans a hacked site only as a one-time service, quoted per case, with no published price or turnaround time.
- No blocklist removal and no round-the-clock team. Sucuri Platform plans include blocklist monitoring and removal, and ticket support around the clock. Our plugin has the WordPress.org support forum.
- No uptime, DNS or certificate monitoring in the plugin. Sucuri Platform checks malware, blocklists, DNS, uptime, redirects and SEO spam every 12 hours, 6 hours or 30 minutes by plan. Our plugin has none; uptime monitoring is in the Pro plan on shieldwave.io.
If you want the firewall outside your server or cleanups included in a subscription, Sucuri sells that and we do not.
Side by side
| Feature | Ensomedia Security (free) | Sucuri Security plugin (free) | Sucuri Platform (paid) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 0. The shieldwave.io dashboard is free for every connected site. Pro is 12 USD a month per account and adds the outside scan of up to 25 sites, monitoring and reports | 0 | Basic 229, Pro 339, Business 549 USD a year, one site each. Firewall only: 9.99 or 19.98 USD a month |
| Account | Not needed | The audit log needs a free API key, generated in the plugin, which connects the site to Sucuri's API service | A Sucuri account |
| Malware scan | On your server: 57 built-in signature rules, checks for injected scripts, files, posts and options, opt-in signed feed of new rules | Remote, through SiteCheck: the site is read from outside, as a visitor sees it | Scans for malware, redirects and SEO spam every 12 hours, 6 hours or 30 minutes by plan |
| File checks | Core, plugin and theme files compared with WordPress.org, and changes to everything else against a recorded baseline | File integrity monitoring against a baseline recorded when the plugin is installed, covering core, plugins and themes | Not stated separately on the plan page |
| Request firewall | On your server, since 1.1.26, off by default, records only until you switch it to blocking. General rules updated with the plugin | No. The plugin shows the cloud firewall's settings to its customers | Cloud firewall with CDN and DDoS mitigation, virtual patching included |
| Known vulnerabilities | Opt-in lookup through shieldwave.io for plugins, themes and WordPress; the data comes from Wordfence Intelligence | Not in the free plugin; listed for the paid Firewall plus WordPress Security Plugin (core, plugins, themes, PHP) | Not stated on the plan page |
| Repair | One button per finding for core, plugin and theme files from WordPress.org. Injected code in a theme, a custom plugin, uploads or the database is removed after you approve the exact change, with a backup and an undo | Post-hack actions: new secret keys, password resets, reinstalling plugins, updates | Cleanup by Sucuri's team |
| Malware removal by people | A one-time cleanup by ENSOMEDIA, ordered from the plugin or the dashboard, quoted per case | No | Unlimited, response within 30, 12 or 6 hours by plan |
| Login limits | Per address and per user name, and on password reset requests | Not in the free plugin; brute force protection is listed for the paid firewall plugin | Through the cloud firewall |
| Two-factor login | Authenticator app, recovery codes, required for the roles you choose; passkeys as the second step or to sign in without a password | Authenticator app with ten backup codes since 2.8 | Not stated on the plan page; the free plugin can be used |
| Activity log | Free and kept on your site. Sign-ins, accounts, role changes, who edited a post or page, plugin and theme changes, key settings, with a keyed hash chain and CSV export | Free with the API key. Logins and content changes, filters and CSV export since 2.8 | Not stated on the plan page; the free plugin can be used |
| Blocklist check | Not in the plugin. The outside scan on shieldwave.io checks public blocklists | Yes, including Google Safe Browsing, Norton, McAfee SiteAdvisor, Yandex, Spamhaus and Bitdefender | Monitoring and removal |
| Hardening | File editor, XML-RPC, PHP in uploads, security headers, each with one switch | Recommendations applied from the plugin, such as blocking PHP in uploads and turning off the file editor | Not stated on the plan page; the free plugin can be used |
| Support | WordPress.org forum of the plugin | WordPress.org forum | Tickets around the clock |
What Ensomedia Security does differently
- The scan reads the server. The free Sucuri plugin scans the site remotely, as a visitor sees it. Ensomedia Security reads the files and the database on the server, so it can report a file that no public page loads.
- Official copies first. A file that matches what WordPress.org published for your version is trusted outright, and one weak sign is never a finding.
- Nothing leaves the site unless you turn it on. The activity log, the scans and the firewall history stay on your server. Every connection to shieldwave.io is off until you turn it on.
What each feature sends, and to whom, is on How it works and in the readme on WordPress.org.
Sources
- Sucuri Security on WordPress.org, wordpress.org/plugins/sucuri-scanner, version 2.8.1, updated 14 October 2026, read 22 October 2026: features of the free plugin and of the paid firewall plugin, the API key, the list of blocklists, the changelog of 2.8 (backup codes, audit log export), installs and rating.
- Sucuri Website Security Platform plans, sucuri.net/website-security-platform/signup, read 22 October 2026: prices, sites per plan, unlimited cleanups, response times, scan frequency, firewall plans, support.
- Ensomedia Security: the plugin's code, version 1.1.28 of 22 October 2026, and its readme on WordPress.org. Plan prices: shieldwave.io/pricing.
Something here out of date or wrong? Write to support@shieldwave.io and we will correct it.