# BunkerWeb: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/bunkerweb

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Web application firewalls](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/web-application-firewalls/index.md) | 0% | 22 | 25% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "A next-gen, self-hosted WAF and reverse proxy with built-in features like rate limiting, bot protection" (Grok 4.20, WAF)
- "BunkerWeb acts as a modern, container-friendly layer over Nginx and OWASP rules." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, WAF)
- "open‑source options like ModSecurity or BunkerWeb are excellent choices" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, WAF)

## And against it

- "Open-source and free, but requires staff to deploy, update, monitor, and tune it." (Perplexity Sonar, WAF)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named BunkerWeb, from 6 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- geekflare.com: 3
- linuxlinks.com: 3
- wafplanet.com: 3
- atomicorp.com: 2
- bunkerweb.io: 2 (its own site)
- haltdos.com: 2
- mgsoftware.nl: 2
- milesweb.co.uk: 2
- activepieces.com: 1
- alternativeto.net: 1

### Pages cited

- https://geekflare.com/guides/best-web-application-firewall: 3
- https://linuxlinks.com/best-free-web-application-firewalls-add-an-external-security-layer: 3
- https://atomicorp.com/web-application-firewall-waf-costs-shouldnt-exclude-you: 2
- https://bunkerweb.io/: 2
- https://haltdos.com/waf/best-free-open-source-waf-solutions: 2
- https://mgsoftware.nl/en/tools/best-web-application-firewalls: 2
- https://wafplanet.com/best-waf-for/small-business: 2
- https://activepieces.com/blog/cloudflare-pricing-2026-plans-and-what-you-pay: 1

## In its own words

What BunkerWeb's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: the open-source and next generation web application firewall (WAF) (https://www.bunkerweb.io/)
- For: SMBs, tech startups, growing IT projects, multi-site organizations, scale-ups, sensitive industries, hobbyists, and organizations with no specific professional needs (https://www.bunkerweb.io/)
- Price stated: Free; 49€/monthly; 149€/monthly; Starting from 639€/monthly (https://www.bunkerweb.io/)
- Starting price: 49 (https://www.bunkerweb.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Free; Start with a 30 days of free trial (https://www.bunkerweb.io/)
- Integrations claimed: 40 (https://www.bunkerweb.io/); 100 (https://www.bunkerweb.io/pricing-plan) (pages disagree)
- Customers named: CityBee, Fusion Filaments, itik

## What it publishes

Every page bunkerweb.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 140 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

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