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Does Patchstack have a free version?

Patchstack has a free version available. Free version of Patchstack detects vulnerable software on your websites, and notifies you about these. Free plan comes with 10 site slots, and protection can be applied individually for each site for $5 / month per site.

With the Community (free) version:

  • You will be the first to know about new vulnerabilities.
  • You will save time by monitoring all your websites from a single dashboard.
  • You will be notified if any of the installed software has a security issues.
  • You will get simple actionable suggestions to secure your websites.
  • You will spend fewer resources fixing WordPress security issues (avoid expensive clean-ups).
  • You can worry less about your website’s security and focus on your work.

What does Patchstack Community (Free) version include?
Detect security issues before hackers take over your website:

  • Detect the latest security vulnerabilities in your WordPress, Drupal or Joomla sites.
  • Receive real-time alerts to email if any security vulnerabilities are found.
  • Have a central security dashboard for up to 10 websites (via the Patchstack App).

What’s the difference between a free version and paid version? The free version of Patchstack only detects and notifies you about the vulnerabilities in the software versions your sites use. The paid version of Patchstack will also protect against malicious traffic and attacks exploiting known serious vulnerabilities on your site. The pricing for Patchstack protection starts from $5 / month per site.

For WordPress

To use a free version of Patchstack with WordPress, install the Patchstack plugin on your site first, and start the user registration flow from the plugin itself, after activating it on your WordPress.

For Joomla

To use a free version of Patchstack with Joomla, you’ll need to sign up for the Developer plan trial first. After that, you can downgrade your subscription from Developer plan to Community plan (Free). Add your site to Patchstack App, and go through this tutorial to install the Patchstack connector to your Joomla site.

For Drupal

To use a free version of Patchstack with Drupal, you’ll need to sign up for the Developer plan trial first. After that, you can downgrade your subscription from Developer plan to Community plan (Free). Add your site to Patchstack App, and go through this tutorial to install the Patchstack connector to your Drupal site.

Add protection to your sites

If you are interested in protection, you can either:

  • Add up to 10 sites to the Community plan, and activate protection for each site individually for $5 / site per month
  • Sign up for the Developer plan to get more features with 50+ site slots

Check out Patchstack’s pricing page here.