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$5.00 per server per month
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What is Imunify Security

Imunify Security is a server-side website security suite designed primarily for web hosting providers and administrators running Linux hosting stacks. It focuses on malware detection and cleanup, proactive defense for web applications, and automated response to common hosting threats. The product integrates with popular hosting control panels and uses agent-based scanning and remediation on the server rather than operating as an edge network service.

pros

Hosting control panel integration

Imunify Security integrates with common hosting control panels used by shared and VPS hosting environments. This allows administrators to manage scanning, quarantines, and remediation workflows from familiar interfaces. It fits operational models where many customer sites are hosted on the same server and need centralized security controls.

Automated malware cleanup workflows

The product includes automated detection and cleanup capabilities intended to reduce manual effort when infected files are found. It supports quarantine and remediation actions that can be applied across multiple accounts on a server. This is particularly relevant for hosting teams that handle recurring website infections at scale.

Server-side layered protections

Imunify Security combines multiple server-side controls such as malware scanning and web application protection components. This approach can help protect sites even when DNS or CDN-based protections are not in use. It is suited to environments where security must be enforced at the host level across many tenants.

cons

Linux hosting stack dependency

Imunify Security is oriented around Linux-based hosting environments and common hosting panels. Organizations running primarily managed SaaS platforms or non-Linux web stacks may find it less applicable. This can limit adoption for teams that prefer cloud-native or edge-delivered security controls.

Not an edge security layer

Because it is deployed on the server, it does not inherently provide edge functions such as global traffic scrubbing or CDN-level request filtering. Customers may still need separate services for DDoS mitigation, bot management, or edge WAF use cases. This can increase architectural complexity for internet-facing applications.

Operational overhead on servers

Agent-based scanning and remediation can add operational considerations such as resource usage, tuning exclusions, and handling false positives. In dense multi-tenant hosting environments, administrators may need to balance scan frequency with performance. Ongoing maintenance is typically required to keep policies aligned with changing site behavior.

Plan & Pricing

Imunify360 (tiered per-server licensing)

Plan Price (standard) Price (bulk for 5+ servers) Key features & notes
Single user $12 per server / month (monthly billing) (or $144 per year) $5 per server / month (bulk) (or $60 per year) Full Imunify360 feature set (WAF, Proactive Defense, IDS/IPS, malware scanner, reputation management). Licensed per hosting account on a server. 30-day money‑back guarantee.
Up to 30 users $25 per server / month (monthly) (or $300 per year) $10 per server / month (bulk) (or $120 per year) Covers servers with up to 30 hosting accounts. Same feature set.
Up to 250 users $35 per server / month (monthly) (or $420 per year) $14 per server / month (bulk) (or $168 per year) Covers servers with up to 250 hosting accounts.
Unlimited users $45 per server / month (monthly) (or $540 per year) $20 per server / month (bulk) (or $240 per year) For servers with more than 250 hosting accounts; unlimited accounts protected.

Notes: Monthly vs Yearly toggle available on the official pricing page; bulk (volume) pricing is automatically applied for purchases of 5 or more servers. All Imunify360 plans include the same feature set; the difference is the number of hosting accounts (users) covered per server.

ImunifyAV / ImunifyAV+ (malware scanner)

Product Price (standard) Price (bulk for 5+ servers) Key features & notes
ImunifyAV (free) $0 (permanently free) N/A Free malware scanner (signature-based detection). No live support for free edition.
ImunifyAV+ $7.00 per server / month (standard, effective Jan 1, 2026) $5.00 per server / month (bulk for 5+ servers, effective Jan 1, 2026) Adds automatic cleanup, email notifications, and extra features compared to free AV. (ImunifyAV+ pricing update published on vendor site.)

Notes: The vendor’s blog announces ImunifyAV+ pricing updates that take effect from Jan 1, 2026 (and a later tiered model planned for Oct 1, 2026).

Seller details

CloudLinux Inc.
Palo Alto, CA, USA
2009
Private
https://www.cloudlinux.com/
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