# Fastly DDoS Protection: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 16 judge labels across 1 category by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/fastly-ddos-protection

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DDoS protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/ddos-protection/index.md) | 0% | 8 | 12% | 16 |

## What the models said for it

- "Start with established players like Cloudflare (cost-effective for mid-size), Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, or AWS Shield." (Grok 4.20, DDoS)
- "Often a better fit for technically mature teams than organizations seeking the simplest turnkey service." (Perplexity Sonar, DDoS)
- "Strong enterprise features, deep security capabilities, excellent for complex web app setups." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, DDoS)
- "Best for Real-Time & High Performance: Fastly (Next-Gen WAF & DDoS)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, DDoS)

## And against it

- "Fastly DDoS Protection has narrower coverage: infrastructure, DNS, and non-HTTP services need their own protection." (Claude Haiku 4.5, DDoS)
- "All US-based entities subject to the CLOUD Act, which may raise data sovereignty/privacy concerns for EU customers." (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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Fastly DDoS Protection, from 28 of the 38 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- fastly.com: 20 (its own site)
- myrasecurity.com: 14
- radware.com: 11
- cloudflare.com: 9
- expertinsights.com: 8
- akamai.com: 7
- ioriver.io: 7
- cybersecuritynews.com: 6
- ddos-guard.net: 6
- edgeone.ai: 6

### Pages cited

- https://myrasecurity.com/en/the-10-best-ddos-protection-services: 14
- https://fastly.com/blog/best-ddos-mitigation-providers-2025-2026: 13
- https://expertinsights.com/web-security/top-distributed-denial-of-service-ddos-defense-solutions: 8
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/ddos-protection-tools: 6
- https://geekflare.com/cybersecurity/ddos-protection-service: 6
- https://edgeone.ai/blog/details/best-ddos-mitigation-services: 5
- https://esecurityplanet.com/products/distributed-denial-of-service-ddos-protection-vendors: 5
- https://fastly.com/es-latam/blog/best-ddos-mitigation-providers-2025-2026: 5

## In its own words

What Fastly DDoS Protection's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: See how you can keep any application and API available and performant with Fastly DDoS Protection (https://www.fastly.com/request-a-demo/ddos)
- For: platform engineers, security teams, or anyone else (https://www.fastly.com/products/ddos-protection)
- Price stated: Zero Attack Fees (https://www.fastly.com/products/ddos-protection)
- Starting price: 0 (https://www.fastly.com/products/ddos-protection)
- Customers named: Yelp

## What it publishes

Every page fastly.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 12334 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 649 pages, 30 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 57 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 13 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- conference or event: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-02-14
- report or ebook: 927 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-31
- comparison: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-21
- template or tool: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-15
- glossary or explainer: 2 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- news or press: 9 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Fastlys 2025 sustainability report running decarbonization marathon https://www.fastly.com/blog/fastlys-2025-sustainability-report-running-decarbonization-marathon/
- Recent: 2026-09-28 news or press: Press releases https://www.fastly.com/press/press-releases
- Recent: 2026-09-28 news or press: Comcast and fastlys new content deliver model powers highest quality experience https://www.fastly.com/press/press-releases/comcast-and-fastlys-new-content-deliver-model-powers-highest-quality-experience
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Control ai bot scraping with fastly bot management https://www.fastly.com/blog/control-ai-bot-scraping-with-fastly-bot-management
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Datasheet https://www.fastly.com/resources/datasheet
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Building metered streams with mpp and fastly compute https://www.fastly.com/blog/building-metered-streams-with-mpp-and-fastly-compute

## 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.