These two tools are often mentioned together, but they do different jobs. SiteLock protects your site. TrustedOrigin proves it to your shoppers with a badge they can verify. Here is the honest breakdown.
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TrustedOrigin
Our pick
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SiteLock
Security service
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| A verification key a shopper can match | Cryptographic key | Seal, no key |
| Built to prove trust to shoppers | Security tool first | |
| Malware & phishing scanning | ||
| SSL / TLS monitoring | ||
| Email authentication, headers, domain, privacy | Not a focus | |
| Manual business verification | ||
| Automatic malware removal | ||
| Web application firewall (WAF) | Higher tiers | |
| Free public check for any website | ||
| Free tier to start | Paid plans | |
| Ownership | Independent | Sectigo |
Based on each provider's publicly documented features as of 2026.
This is the key thing to understand. SiteLock and TrustedOrigin are not really the same product.
SiteLock is a security service. It scans your site, removes malware, and can put a firewall in front of it. It is owned by Sectigo, and it is aimed at protecting your site from threats. Its SECURE seal is a by-product of that work.
TrustedOrigin is a shopper-facing trust badge. It is built to prove to your customers that your site is safe, with a badge they can verify using a cryptographic key. Behind it we run continuous checks for malware, SSL, email authentication, security headers, domain age and privacy. If proving trust to shoppers is your goal, that is exactly what we are for.
If your goal is to earn a shopper's trust at checkout with a badge they can actually verify, TrustedOrigin is the better choice, and you can start free.
If your goal is to actively protect and clean a site that gets attacked, SiteLock does that job well. And there is no rule against using both: let SiteLock protect the site, and let TrustedOrigin prove it to your customers.
Start free, see what we check in seconds, and give your shoppers a badge they can verify.
It depends on what you need. SiteLock is built to protect your site, with scanning, malware removal and a firewall. TrustedOrigin is built to prove your site is safe to your shoppers, with a badge they can verify. If you want a shopper-facing, verifiable trust badge, we are the better fit. If you want active protection and cleanup, SiteLock does that and we do not.
No. We detect malware and phishing and alert you, and we pull the badge if a site is compromised, but we do not remove malware or run a firewall. SiteLock offers removal and a WAF on its plans. Our focus is verification and a badge shoppers can trust.
We would say TrustedOrigin. Our badge carries a cryptographic key a shopper can match against a tamper-proof profile on our domain, we check a wider set of shopper-facing signals, and there is a free tier. SiteLock's seal is real, but it is a by-product of its security service rather than the main event.
Yes, and some stores do. They do different jobs. SiteLock can protect and clean your site, while TrustedOrigin proves to your customers that it is safe with a badge they can verify.
TrustedOrigin has a free tier, plus a free public safety check you can run on any website right now. SiteLock is sold on paid monthly plans. Check each provider's current terms before you commit.
See also: TrustedSite vs TrustedOrigin →
SiteLock is a trademark of its respective owner. This is an independent comparison by TrustedOrigin, based on publicly available information. We have aimed to be accurate and fair.