# ClickGUARD: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 38 judge labels across 1 category by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/clickguard

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Click fraud protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/click-fraud-protection/index.md) | 8% | 3 | 8% | 38 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you run Google, Meta, and Microsoft Ads and want a simple, transparent solution: ClickCease or ClickGuard." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Click fraud protection)
- "I'd recommend requesting demos from ClickPatrol and ClickGUARD, as they appear most tailored to mid-market B2B needs" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Click fraud protection)
- "If you want my single pick for most small businesses, I'd lean ClickGuard Lite" (GPT-5.4 mini, Click fraud protection)
- "For a single Google Ads account, start by comparing ClickCease and ClickGUARD." (GPT-6 Luna, Click fraud protection)

## And against it

- "The same limitation applies to the broader category that ClickCease, ClickGuard, ClickPatrol, TrafficGuard and Lunio belong to" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Click fraud protection)
- "Tools like ClickGuard, Fraud Blocker, and AdTector can produce false positives or require operational follow-up" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Click fraud protection)
- "Tools That Rely Primarily on IP Blocking (Use Caution With All)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Click fraud protection)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named ClickGUARD, from 103 of the 105 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- capterra.com: 64
- softwareadvice.com: 63
- clickcease.com: 59
- softwareadvice.co.uk: 45
- spotsaas.com: 44
- g2.com: 41
- getapp.com: 41
- lunio.ai: 39
- sourceforge.net: 35
- clickguardian.ai: 33

### Pages cited

- https://capterra.com/click-fraud-software: 49
- https://softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4263/click-fraud/software: 45
- https://clickcease.com/: 36
- https://softwareadvice.com/click-fraud/small-business: 36
- https://softwareadvice.com/click-fraud: 32
- https://lunio.ai/blog/best-click-fraud-detection-tools-for-enterprise-advertisers: 22
- https://guideflow.com/blog/best-click-fraud-software: 20
- https://g2.com/categories/click-fraud/small-business: 19

## What it publishes

Every page clickguard.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 734 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 397 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-14
- case study: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-23
- report or ebook: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-01
- comparison: 26 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-06
- template or tool: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-01-07
- glossary or explainer: 131 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-26
- podcast or video: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-02-26
- Recent: 2026-08-14 blog: Google ads target based bidding changes https://www.clickguard.com/blog/google-ads-target-based-bidding-changes
- Recent: 2026-08-06 comparison: Bot traffic vs human traffic what marketers need to know https://www.clickguard.com/blog/bot-traffic-vs-human-traffic-what-marketers-need-to-know
- Recent: 2026-07-10 blog: How does click fraud detection actually work https://www.clickguard.com/blog/how-does-click-fraud-detection-actually-work
- Recent: 2026-07-03 blog: Twitter spam bots https://www.clickguard.com/blog/twitter-spam-bots
- Recent: 2026-06-03 blog: Clickguard chrome extension https://www.clickguard.com/blog/clickguard-chrome-extension
- Recent: 2026-05-21 blog: Track attribution from google ai overview https://www.clickguard.com/blog/track-attribution-from-google-ai-overview

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.