WebFence vs alternatives

See how WebFence compares with popular analytics tools and website security SaaS products — traffic clarity plus outside-in security in one product.

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Feature comparison

A practical matrix across analytics tools (Google Analytics, Matomo, Plausible) and website security SaaS (Sucuri, SiteLock). “Partial” means the need is covered only partly, with add-ons or different workflows. None of the security columns replace WebFence’s visitor analytics.

Capability	WebFence	Sucuri	SiteLock	Google Analytics	Matomo	Plausible
Security
Free public URL security check Paste a URL — domain/IP reputation lists + malware signatures on that page and the homepage, no account required.	Yes	Yes	Partial	No	No	No
Site reputation & threat lists Outside-in check against public abuse and threat feeds.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Homepage malware signatures Match public homepage HTML against a maintainable signature database, with matched code shown.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
HTTPS & certificate check Built-in site certificate health score.	Yes	Partial	Partial	No	No	No
Exposure hints Benign outside-in checks for common sensitive paths and surface exposure.	Yes	Partial	Partial	No	No	No
Site integrity monitoring Homepage content changes, final-host hijacks from /, and payment hosts visible on the homepage.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Email DNS & IP blacklists Mail authentication signals and public IP reputation lists.	Yes	Yes	Partial	No	No	No
Analytics + security signals together Traffic clarity and outside-in security monitoring in one product.	Yes	No	No	No	Partial	No
Analytics
Human / bot / AI traffic split Separate real visitors, crawlers, AI bots and AI-chat referrals.	Yes	No	No	Partial	Partial	No
Realtime visitor analytics Live activity as it happens.	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pages, landings, exits & journeys Behavior paths without enterprise complexity.	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Partial
Campaigns, UTM & acquisitions Referrers, search, social, AI sources and campaigns.	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Partial
Events & conversions Custom events, forms and conversion rules.	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Partial
Alerts
Security scan alerts Email when outside-in security findings change — within your plan.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Partial	No
Traffic spike alerts Email when traffic jumps vs the usual weekday pattern. Checked every 5 minutes.	Yes	No	No	Partial	Partial	No
Traffic drop alerts Email when traffic drops unusually low compared with the recent pattern.	Yes	No	No	Partial	Partial	No
Periodic email reports Scheduled email summaries of traffic and key metrics — within your plan.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial
Sharing
Password-protected report sharing Share stats with clients without full account access.	Yes	Partial	Partial	Partial	Yes	Partial
Multi-site under one account Agencies and freelancers managing many websites.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Data retention & pageviews
Analytics data retention by plan How long visit and event history is kept depends on the subscription plan.	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Partial
Security history retention by plan Outside-in security score history kept according to plan limits.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Monthly pageview limits by plan Clear pageview quotas per plan, with pause/notify when the limit is reached.	Yes	No	No	Partial	Partial	Yes
Privacy
No Google account required Use the product without tying analytics to Google.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Privacy-first positioning Built for clearer ownership of analytics data vs ad-platform tracking.	Yes	Partial	Partial	No	Yes	Yes

Comparison reflects typical product focus as of this page. Feature sets change over time — always verify against each vendor’s current documentation.

When WebFence is the better fit

Choose WebFence when you need analytics and outside-in security in the same workflow.

You need clean traffic types

Humans, crawlers, AI bots and AI-chat referrals should not be mixed into one vanity number.

You want outside-in security signals

Reputation lists, homepage malware signatures, HTTPS, exposure hints, integrity checks and alerts — not analytics alone.

You report to clients

Multi-site accounts and protected share links keep delivery simple for agencies and freelancers.

Human vs bots vs AI

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