cside vs Feroot PaymentGuard
Four of fourteen models named cside first on the direct prompt; zero named Feroot PaymentGuard. cside was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Feroot PaymentGuard by ten and cside carries 28 labels and Feroot PaymentGuard 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the client-side protection page.
By framing
csideFirst choices, of fourteen modelsFeroot PaymentGuard
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, cside and Feroot PaymentGuard were named in the same answer twenty-six times, of the 83 answers naming cside and the 42 naming Feroot PaymentGuard. In those answers Feroot PaymentGuard took the first choice zero times and cside eleven.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | | |||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
cside Feroot PaymentGuard first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, cside on the left and Feroot PaymentGuard on the right.The direct prompt
cside first, Feroot PaymentGuard not the choice
4 of 14 modelsFeroot PaymentGuard was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
cside17%#2 of 11Feroot PaymentGuard0%#10 of 11cside18%#1 of 10Feroot PaymentGuard2%#6 of 10cside14%#2 of 12Feroot PaymentGuard0%#11 of 12What the models said about cside
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“While it may have a cost, it's designed for businesses that need comprehensive protection and can provide value for money.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · soft negative
“cside's free forever tier and $99/mo self-serve start is the most affordable specialist in the category” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Choose cside when complete real-session visibility and PCI evidence are the priority.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“cside stands out as the top client-side protection tool for a mid-market B2B company” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Feroot PaymentGuard
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“those from Reflectiz, Feroot, Human Security, Imperva Client-Side Protection, Source Defense ... ineffective against sophisticated attacks” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“tools to be cautious about or avoid include: ... 3. Feroot PaymentGuard” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Feroot samples down to 10% of sessions, meaning it statistically misses 90% of client-side attacks in unobserved sessions” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“I'd recommend starting with Feroot PaymentGuard or Cside” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Choose Feroot when compliance automation across multiple regulations is the main buying criterion.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · alternative
“Feroot focuses on identifying and patching vulnerabilities within the client-side code itself” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.