Sitecake
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Sitecake, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Sitecake's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Full editor; localhost, *.local, *.test, and private network addresses only; no license key · $0 |
| Single Site | $49, paid once | One live root domain and its subdomains; lifetime license; future auto-updates · $49 |
| Agency White-label | $249, paid once | Up to 10 live domains; white-label branding; custom admin.php entry point; lifetime license; future auto-updates · $249 |
The facts
Each one read from Sitecake's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The maker describes Sitecake as intended for freelance designers and small agencies making five-to-ten-page websites for small businesses and professional services.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Editing
- Users can add and move page content by dragging toolbar items, existing content, or multiple selected items.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Hosting requirements
- Sitecake requires Apache with mod_rewrite or NGINX and PHP 7.4 or newer, with PHP 8.x recommended.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Images
- Users can add images from their desktop or another browser tab, resize or crop them, and create galleries by dropping in multiple images.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integration
- To make content editable, add the sc-content class to divs, then upload Sitecake alongside the website files.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License limitation
- A free installation on a public domain blocks the editor login until a license is activated, while the website remains functional for visitors.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Map integrations
- Sitecake can embed Google Maps and Google Earth satellite images from a map URL.checked 12 Oct 2026
- On-page SEO
- The homepage lists basic on-page SEO as built in.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Payments and privacy
- The maker says Paddle handles payment information and Sitecake does not see or store card details; it also says it does not sell, rent, or share personal data for third-party marketing.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Sitecake is a PHP flat-file CMS for editing static HTML websites in place without a database or rebuild.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says Sitecake stores the password as a SHA1 hash on the customer's own server and does not have access to it.checked 12 Oct 2026
- SEO tools
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Support
- The support request form says a member of support staff will respond as soon as possible.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Update limitation
- Automatic updates require outbound internet access from the server; otherwise, updates must be installed manually by replacing the sitecake directory.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Version 4
- The maker says Sitecake 4's editor was rebuilt in React and TypeScript and its backend is dependency-free PHP 8.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Video integrations
- Sitecake supports adding and resizing videos from YouTube and Vimeo.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform type
- self_hostedchecked 21 Sep 2026
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