# DDoS-Guard: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 1 category by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ddos-guard

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DDoS protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/ddos-protection/index.md) | 0% | 60 | 80% | 10 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best "Flat Fee" Alternative: DDoS-GUARD ... is a popular alternative." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, DDoS)
- "Other Strong Budget-Friendly Options ... DDoS-Guard | ~$30/month" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, DDoS)

## And against it

- "Multiple complaints on Trustpilot (overall ~2.0/5 rating) highlight issues like assigning Russian IP addresses... Avoid if you're in regions sensitive to Russian infrastructure ties" (Grok 4.20, DDoS)
- "This service has significant concerns: ... protection failed during attacks and staff refused refunds, blaming the customer instead" (Claude Haiku 4.5, DDoS)
- "This Russian-based company has significant red flags... Users report poor support and refusal to issue refunds" (MiniMax M2.5, DDoS)
- "Avoid DDoS-Guard due to its documented cybercrime hosting reputation and IP revocation issues." (Kimi K2, DDoS)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named DDoS-Guard, from 16 of the 16 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- ddos-guard.net: 10 (its own site)
- trustpilot.com: 9
- huge-networks.com: 8
- cloudflare.com: 7
- g2.com: 7
- lowendtalk.com: 6
- softwareadvice.com: 6
- en.wikipedia.org: 5
- fastly.com: 5
- softwaretestinghelp.com: 5

### Pages cited

- https://trustpilot.com/review/ddos-guard.net: 9
- https://ddos-guard.net/: 8
- https://huge-networks.com/en/blog/seguranca/the-miracle-of-ddos-protection-are-you-being-fooled: 8
- https://softwaretestinghelp.com/best-ddos-protection-services: 5
- https://cloudflare.com/application-services/products/ddos-for-web: 4
- https://cloudflare.com/products/ddos: 4
- https://softwareadvice.com/ddos-protection/small-business: 4
- https://cloudflare.com/plans: 3

## In its own words

What DDoS-Guard's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Reliable DDoS Protection & Mitigation (https://ddos-guard.net/)
- For: companies and businesses of any level (https://ddos-guard.net/)
- Price stated: all at a fixed price with no hidden fees (https://ddos-guard.net/)
- Hosting: Europe, America, Asia

## What it publishes

Every page ddos-guard.net exposes, read 2026-09-29: 87 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 72 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 2 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.