Comparison
Sculk vs WaveShield
WaveShield has the largest public community in this comparison — 83,202 Discord members at our 2026-09-27 reading — and advertises a “99.9% detection” figure that the guide listing it flags as unaudited. Here is what the sources say, what WaveShield does well, and where Sculk differs — including where Sculk is weaker.
Sculk's public catalogue currently lists 143 detections across 32 subsystems — every entry says what it watches and what it cannot see. WaveShield figures were checked against public sources on 2026-09-27. waveshield.xyz returned HTTP 403 to our check, so prices come from the third-party pages named in each row. Prices and features change — check the linked source before relying on a row.
At a glance
Everything in this table comes from the linked source, as found on 2026-09-27. Where a source could not be confirmed, the row says so instead of guessing.
| Fact | What the sources say about WaveShield | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €49.99/month and €250 lifetime per a third-party guide; a competitor's comparison lists €50/month, €100 for 3 months and €250 lifetime. | |
| Free / trial | None found in the sources checked. | |
| Delivery / panel | Own web panel. | |
| Headline claim | “99.9% detection rate” — the guide that lists it flags the figure as unaudited. | |
| Cross-server / global bans | None found in the sources checked. | |
| Public Discord | 83,202 members at the 2026-09-27 reading — the largest in this set. |
What WaveShield does well
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- The strongest social proof in this comparison: 83,202 public Discord members, more than every other product named here.Discord invite API
- A long-running panel product; its GitHub readme describes ESP and overlay detection aimed at on-screen cheats.GitHub readme
- Visibility that takes years to build: third-party guides place it among the best-known picks, so buyers arrive already having heard of it.FiveMonitor
Where Sculk differs
Statements about Sculk below point at the pages listed in Sources. Rows marked Weaker are places WaveShield is ahead, and we are not going to pretend otherwise.
- Numbers: WaveShield's headline figure is “99.9% detection”, which the source itself flags as unaudited. Sculk publishes a detection catalogue instead — each entry lists what it watches and what it cannot see — and makes no accuracy percentage claim.
- Free edition: none found for WaveShield. Sculk has no free tier either; it offers a public demo, observation mode and a 14-day money-back window.
- Demo: Sculk publishes a read-only dashboard demo at /demo, labelled as sample data, so a buyer can click through the product before paying. We found no public demo from WaveShield in the sources checked.
- False positives: WaveShield's own troubleshooting documentation keeps a page on common false bans — trigger client/server events, vMenu and illegal native execution. It is a reasonable page for any anticheat to have; Sculk's equivalent is a public catalogue that states what each check can and cannot see, with staff review holding automatic punishments to your policy.
- WeakerCommunity: 83,202 members is the strongest social proof in this market. We have none yet, and we publish no number.
- WeakerTrial: WaveShield offers none found, and neither do we on the paid plan — our substitute is a public demo, observation mode and a 14-day money-back window.
Sources
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