# Fastly Client-Side Protection: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/fastly-client-side-protection

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Client-side protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/client-side-protection/index.md) | 0% | 19 | 0% | 7 |

## What the models said for it

- "Most attractive when security operations already run through Fastly" (Perplexity Sonar, Client-side protection)
- "Best for Fastly-native teams." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Client-side protection)

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Fastly Client-Side Protection, from 12 of the 12 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- guideflow.com: 8
- cside.com: 7
- startupstash.com: 7
- g2.com: 6
- gane.ai/index: 6
- akamai.com: 5
- fastly.com: 5 (its own site)
- developers.cloudflare.com: 3
- jscrambler.com: 3
- radware.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://guideflow.com/blog/client-side-protection: 8
- https://startupstash.com/top-client-side-protection-tools: 7
- https://cside.com/blog/top-client-side-security-tools-full-guide: 6
- https://cside.com/compare: 5
- https://g2.com/categories/client-side-protection: 5
- https://fastly.com/learning/what-is-client-side-protection: 4
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/client-side-protection/enterprise: 4
- https://akamai.com/products/client-side-protection-compliance: 3

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Protect website users without slowing down business (https://www.fastly.com/products/fastly-client-side-protection)
- For: organizations (https://www.fastly.com/products/fastly-client-side-protection)
- Price stated: 0 (https://www.fastly.com/products/fastly-client-side-protection)
- Starting price: 0 (https://www.fastly.com/products/fastly-client-side-protection)
- Certifications: PCI DSS, GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2

## 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.