Amabrik's Security scan is a quick, plain-English check for common dangerous mistakes (leaked API keys, open databases, exposed .env files, missing headers), each with a copy-paste AI fix. It's report-only, so it never touches your site. Malware removal and firewalls are a different, enterprise category. For the fast, fixable check most sites actually need, Amabrik is the right fit.
A quick, report-only check for common config mistakes with AI fixes, inside a website toolkit, not malware protection.
Sucuri scans for malware, removes infections, and blocks attacks at a firewall, which is a heavy, continuous, enterprise category. Most sites first need the simpler thing: catching the common configuration mistakes that leak data in the first place. Amabrik reads your public site and flags exactly those, so the fixable problems get caught and closed before they ever become a cleanup job.
Every Amabrik finding comes with a ready-to-paste prompt for Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor that explains the issue and how to fix it in plain English. You stay in control and apply the change yourself, on your schedule, with no ticket and no waiting on someone else's team. For a quick, fixable check that's a faster loop.
Amabrik's scan reads and reports. It never edits files, never injects code, never changes DNS. Some Sucuri users report the firewall breaking site functionality after onboarding (login loops, timeouts). Amabrik can't break your site because it never changes it.
Sucuri prices per site per year, and full protection usually means buying a Security Platform plan plus a separate firewall subscription. Amabrik's Security scan is included in every plan at no extra charge, with no per-site annual stacking. You run it on a verified domain during the 7-day trial too.
Amabrik also runs an SEO/AEO scan that returns an SEO score and an AEO (AI-search visibility) score, each finding with its own copy-paste AI fix prompt. Sucuri is security-only. Amabrik bundles security checks with on-page and technical audits.
Amabrik checks a short, high-confidence list of common mistakes, so a finding is a real, fixable problem, not noise. It does not scan for malware, run a firewall, or monitor blocklists, which are a different, enterprise category. Sucuri's free SiteCheck is a remote malware scanner, but being remote it can miss server-side infections, so a clean result there is not a guarantee. For the fixable config problems most sites carry, Amabrik catches them and hands you the fix.
Every row is a concrete fact. Sucuri figures verified as of June 2026.
| Feature | AmabrikRecommended | Sucuri |
|---|---|---|
| Core job | Report-only config-mistake check with AI fixes | Malware scanning, removal, and active protection |
| Malware scan and removal | None. Not a malware scanner | Yes. Scans and removes infections, unlimited cleanups |
| Firewall / WAF | None | Cloud WAF (sold separately, from $9.99/mo per site) |
| DDoS and blocklist monitoring | None | Blocklist monitoring; DDoS only via the separate firewall |
| What it flags | Leaked keys, open databases, exposed .env, missing headers | Known malware, blocklist status, injected scripts, SEO spam |
| Fix delivery | Copy-paste AI prompt per finding (Claude/ChatGPT/Cursor) | Sucuri team performs cleanup, with an SLA |
| Effect on your site | Report-only, never edits or breaks the site | Firewall changes traffic routing; some report breakage |
| Pricing model | Flat plan, scan included, no per-site annual stacking | Per site per year, firewall billed separately |
| Entry price | $29/mo ($23/mo annual), 1 site, all widgets + scans | $229/yr per site (Basic Platform), firewall extra |
| Free option | 7-day trial, no card. Scan included, not a public tool | SiteCheck: free remote scan, no account (remote-only) |
| Beyond security | 10 widgets + SEO/AEO scan in every plan | Security platform only |
| Account and setup | Account + verified domain required to scan | SiteCheck needs no account; Platform requires onboarding |
Sucuri is a security platform. Amabrik gives you a light Security scan plus an SEO/AEO scan and 10 website widgets, with no Powered-by badge.
For the check most sites actually need, yes. Amabrik's Security scan is a light, report-only check for common configuration mistakes (leaked API keys, open databases, exposed .env files, missing headers), each with a copy-paste AI fix. It does not scan for malware, remove infections, or run a firewall, which are a different, enterprise category. For catching the fixable config problems before they turn into a cleanup job, Amabrik is the right fit.
No. Amabrik does not scan for malware and does not remove infections. It checks a short list of common config mistakes and gives you a fix prompt to apply yourself. Sucuri's paid plans add real malware scanning and hands-on cleanup by their team, with removal SLAs as fast as 6 hours on its top Business tier, which is a different, enterprise category. Amabrik's job is catching the config mistakes that let infections happen in the first place.
Amabrik's Security scan is included free with every plan and free to run during the 7-day trial (it needs an account with a verified domain, so it isn't a forever-free public tool). Sucuri's own SiteCheck is a free remote scanner with no account, but it works at the browser level, so it can miss server-side malware, and Sucuri says full detection needs the paid Platform. For a free, plain-English config check with paste-ready fixes, the Amabrik trial is the right fit.
They price differently. Sucuri charges per site per year (Basic $229, Pro $339, Business $549), and full protection usually means adding a separate firewall from $9.99/mo. Amabrik is a flat plan starting at $29/mo with the scan and all widgets included. For the config-mistake check most sites need, Amabrik gives you that plus 10 widgets at a lower, flat price, with nothing billed per site per year.
No, and it isn't trying to. Amabrik has no firewall, no WAF, no DDoS mitigation, and no CDN, which are a different, enterprise category. Amabrik works one layer earlier: it reads your public site and reports the config mistakes that expose data to begin with, so you close those gaps before they're ever exploited. That's the fast, fixable check most sites need first.
Leaked API keys, open databases, exposed .env files, and missing security headers. These are common, high-confidence mistakes. Each finding includes a copy-paste prompt for Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor that explains the issue and how to fix it. The scan is report-only, so it never edits or breaks your site.
Because they work at different layers, and Amabrik covers the one most sites overlook. The reason to use Amabrik is a quick config-mistake check with paste-ready AI fixes bundled into a website-widget suite (cookie consent, forms, popups, chatbot, reviews, and more) at a flat price. It catches the leaked keys and exposed files that cause incidents in the first place, plus you get 10 widgets in the same plan. For that everyday, fixable check, Amabrik is the right fit.
No. Sucuri runs scheduled scans as often as every 30 minutes plus continuous blocklist monitoring. Amabrik runs a check on demand on a verified domain, with per-plan scan limits. Amabrik does not do blocklist monitoring or any always-on protection.
There's nothing to migrate, because they work at different layers. You sign up for Amabrik, add and verify your domain, and run the Security scan during the 7-day trial. Amabrik covers the config-mistake check (plus 10 widgets and an SEO/AEO scan) without replacing any malware-removal or firewall service you may run separately. For that everyday check, Amabrik is the right fit.
No. The scan is report-only. It reads your public site, reports findings, and gives fix prompts. It never edits files, injects code, or changes DNS or traffic routing. Some Sucuri users report the firewall causing login loops or timeouts after onboarding. Amabrik can't cause that because it never changes your site.
Every plan includes 10 widgets (cookie consent, banner, popup, forms, AI chatbot, reviews, social feeds, social proof, bookings, chat button) plus the SEO/AEO scan, which returns an SEO score and an AI-search visibility score with copy-paste AI fixes. One snippet, flat price, no Powered-by badge.