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TendfolioModular DS
Tendfolio or Modular DS?
Modular DS is our closest competitor: European, with safe updates and some AI. The differences are the free plan, the check every minute and an assistant that works on your sites.
First, their strengths
Where Modular DS is stronger
Safe updates with visual comparison and automatic rollback on every plan, a risk score for each update, migration and staging included, data in the EU and excellent reviews.
The differences
Where Tendfolio is different
- You start freeThe Free plan is forever and needs no card; Modular DS has a 14-day trial.
- Uptime every minuteFrom Pro the check runs every 60 seconds; theirs at most every 2 minutes, and only from Business.
- An assistant inside the panelTendfolio AI answers on your sites and proposes actions it runs after your yes, with no external assistant to connect.
The monthly bill
Tendfolio and Modular DS, with your sites
Updates (with rollback, where it exists), at least daily backups, uptime and client reports: what they cost per month with 3, 10, 25 and 50 sites.
| 3 sites | 10 sites | 25 sites | 50 sites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tendfolio | €19Pro | €19Pro | €39Studio | €69Agency |
| Modular DS | €34Starter, daily backups | €34Starter, daily backups | €34Starter, daily backups | €49Starter + €1 per site over 35 |
Tendfolio
- 3 sites
- €19Pro
- 10 sites
- €19Pro
- 25 sites
- €39Studio
- 50 sites
- €69Agency
Modular DS
- 3 sites
- €34Starter, daily backups
- 10 sites
- €34Starter, daily backups
- 25 sites
- €34Starter, daily backups
- 50 sites
- €49Starter + €1 per site over 35
Prices exclude VAT and taxes, from the public price lists read on 6 October 2026. Currencies are those of the price lists. Where a tool charges per feature we count only what the service above needs; where something is missing, the note under the price says so. Modular DS is a trademark of its owner. If something has changed, write to us and we'll fix it.
Feature by feature
Tendfolio and Modular DS, row by row
| Tendfolio | Modular DS | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | Per plan, not per site: the bill changes only when you change plan | No free plan; Starter €34 a month up to 35 sites, then €1 per site |
| Where it runs | Hosted service: only the plugin goes on your sites | Hosted service, servers in the EU |
| Update with automatic rollback | From Pro: backup before, check after and automatic rollback for plugins and themes | On every plan: visual comparison, automatic rollback if the site returns a 500 error |
| Backups | In every plan: weekly (Free), daily (Pro and Studio), hourly (Agency), verified every night | Included: daily from Starter, weekly on Freelance; up to 60 days |
| Uptime | Every 5 minutes (Free), every minute (from Pro) | From every 15 minutes (Freelance) to every 2 minutes (Business) |
| Vulnerabilities | CVEs from the Wordfence feed every 6 hours, fix from the panel | Patchstack; virtual patches at €2 per site |
| Client reports | From Pro: public link, AI-written summary, sent every 30 days; your brand with Agency | Scheduled on every plan; your logo from Business |
| Team and permissions | Read-only clients from Pro; a team of up to 3 people with Studio, unlimited with Agency: five roles, permissions one by one, assigned sites | From Starter: four roles, per-site access |
| Notifications | Email; Telegram from Pro | Email and WhatsApp; Slack and Discord from Business |
| Artificial intelligence | An assistant on your sites' data; from Pro, actions run after your confirmation, articles and images | Update risk score with an explanation; MCP in beta |
| Public API | Yes, on the Agency plan | Yes, read or read-write keys |
| Cloning and migration | No | Yes, staging too |
How you pay
- Tendfolio
- Per plan, not per site: the bill changes only when you change plan
- Modular DS
- No free plan; Starter €34 a month up to 35 sites, then €1 per site
Where it runs
- Tendfolio
- Hosted service: only the plugin goes on your sites
- Modular DS
- Hosted service, servers in the EU
Update with automatic rollback
- Tendfolio
- From Pro: backup before, check after and automatic rollback for plugins and themes
- Modular DS
- On every plan: visual comparison, automatic rollback if the site returns a 500 error
Backups
- Tendfolio
- In every plan: weekly (Free), daily (Pro and Studio), hourly (Agency), verified every night
- Modular DS
- Included: daily from Starter, weekly on Freelance; up to 60 days
Uptime
- Tendfolio
- Every 5 minutes (Free), every minute (from Pro)
- Modular DS
- From every 15 minutes (Freelance) to every 2 minutes (Business)
Vulnerabilities
- Tendfolio
- CVEs from the Wordfence feed every 6 hours, fix from the panel
- Modular DS
- Patchstack; virtual patches at €2 per site
Client reports
- Tendfolio
- From Pro: public link, AI-written summary, sent every 30 days; your brand with Agency
- Modular DS
- Scheduled on every plan; your logo from Business
Team and permissions
- Tendfolio
- Read-only clients from Pro; a team of up to 3 people with Studio, unlimited with Agency: five roles, permissions one by one, assigned sites
- Modular DS
- From Starter: four roles, per-site access
Notifications
- Tendfolio
- Email; Telegram from Pro
- Modular DS
- Email and WhatsApp; Slack and Discord from Business
Artificial intelligence
- Tendfolio
- An assistant on your sites' data; from Pro, actions run after your confirmation, articles and images
- Modular DS
- Update risk score with an explanation; MCP in beta
Public API
- Tendfolio
- Yes, on the Agency plan
- Modular DS
- Yes, read or read-write keys
Cloning and migration
- Tendfolio
- No
- Modular DS
- Yes, staging too
- strong point
- average
- missing or paid separately
Where this data comes fromOfficial Modular DS pages, read on 6 October 2026.
How to start
Connecting a site takes a few minutes
- 1Create your accountFree, no card: your first 3 sites are included forever.
- 2Add the siteEnter the address and a label: Tendfolio prepares a secure connection key.
- 3Install the connectorActivate Tendfolio Connector on your WordPress; one click opens it with the key already pasted, you save and the site shows up connected.
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