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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Monitoring

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Monitoring

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for monitoring comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. MainWP Child Best overall 93/100
  2. 2. Sucuri Security 88/100
  3. 3. WP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring 88/100
  4. 4. Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple websites 88/100
  5. 5. The WP Remote WordPress Plugin 86/100
  6. 6. Automattic For Agencies Client 85/100
  7. 7. Manage 84/100
  8. 8. Live Chat by Formilla 83/100
  9. 9. CheckView 81/100
  10. 10. DecaLog 80/100
  11. 11. Uptime Monitoring for WordPress 79/100
  12. 12. WebChange Detector: Visual Regression Testing & Visual Check... 78/100
  13. 13. Siteward Child 77/100
  14. 14. SYSSY 77/100
  15. 15. BugSnag Error Monitoring plugin 76/100
1 MainWP Child
Best overall Free by mainwp

MainWP Child

MainWP Child establishes a secure link between your WordPress sites and your self-hosted MainWP Dashboard, simplifying site management.

5★
from 70 ratings
700k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
93

WPScore

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2 Sucuri Security
Free by Sucuri

Sucuri Security

The Sucuri WordPress Security plugin is a security toolset for security integrity monitoring, malware detection and security hardening.

4.2★
from 384 ratings
600k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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6 Automattic For Agencies Client
Free by Automattic

Automattic For Agencies Client

Securely connect your clients’ sites to the Automattic for Agencies Sites Dashboard. Manage your sites from one place and see what needs attention.

5★
from 2 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
85

WPScore

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7 Manage
Free by Elementor

Manage

Manage provides a centralized dashboard to monitor, optimize, and maintain your WordPress sites without switching between individual sites.

2★
from 1 ratings
90k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
84

WPScore

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8 Live Chat by Formilla
Free by zgilyana

Live Chat by Formilla

Live chat software with real-time visitor monitoring and chatbots! Live chat with your visitors for free or use a chatbot to automate self-help.

4.8★
from 116 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
83

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
9 CheckView
Free by CheckView

CheckView

CheckView automates WordPress form and WooCommerce testing, monitoring key flows to catch failures early before they cost you leads or sales everyday.

5★
from 8 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
81

WPScore

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10 DecaLog
Free by Pierre Lannoy

DecaLog

Capture and log events, metrics and traces on your site. Make WordPress observable - finally!

4.8★
from 8 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
80

WPScore

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13 Siteward Child
Free by Siteward

Siteward Child

Connect this WordPress site to a Siteward dashboard for central monitoring, updates, backups and plugin management. Does nothing until paired.

5★
from 1 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
77

WPScore

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14 SYSSY
Free by SYSSY

SYSSY

Connects your WordPress website with SYSSY for monitoring and security issue reporting. Requires account on https://www.syssy.net.

5★
from 1 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
77

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org