# Sucuri: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 3 categories by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sucuri

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DDoS protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/ddos-protection/index.md) | 0% | 17 | 29% | 7 |
| [Content delivery networks](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/content-delivery-networks/index.md) | 0% | 48 | 100% | 1 |
| [Website and synthetic monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/website-and-synthetic-monitoring/index.md) | 0% | 76 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Starts at ~$199/year for basic plans; strong for website-focused protection" (Grok 4.20, DDoS)
- "Affordable managed WAF/DDoS service, with malware monitoring and cleanup" (Perplexity Sonar, DDoS)
- "For WordPress sites, Sucuri offers good value" (Claude Haiku 4.5, DDoS)
- "Best for WordPress & CMS Websites: Sucuri" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, DDoS)

## And against it

- "Sucuri is consistently flagged as a service to avoid due to negative reviews and poor performance" (Mistral Small, DDoS)
- "Pricing starts higher than Cloudflare’s free tier. More expensive for heavy traffic." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, CDN)
- "its DDoS protection has notable weaknesses... it's not a dedicated DDoS provider" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, DDoS)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 Sucuri, from 41 of the 49 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- geekflare.com: 29
- softwareadvice.com: 18
- sourceforge.net: 18
- g2.com: 15
- cloudflare.com: 11
- getapp.com: 10
- capterra.com: 9
- fastly.com: 9
- myrasecurity.com: 9
- softwaretestinghelp.com: 9

### Pages cited

- https://geekflare.com/cybersecurity/ddos-protection-service: 29
- https://sourceforge.net/software/ddos-protection/for-small-business: 18
- https://softwareadvice.com/ddos-protection/small-business: 16
- https://getapp.com/all-software/ddos-protection/org/small-business: 9
- https://myrasecurity.com/en/the-10-best-ddos-protection-services: 9
- https://softwaretestinghelp.com/best-ddos-protection-services: 9
- https://cloudflare.com/application-services/products/ddos-for-web: 8
- https://g2.com/categories/ddos-protection/small-business: 8

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Complete Website Security, Protection & Monitoring (https://sucuri.net/)
- For: small businesses, web professionals and enterprise organizations (https://sucuri.net/)
- Price stated: Basic Platform $229/yr; Pro Platform $339/yr; Business Platform $549/yr; Junior Dev $999.98/yr; Multi-Site & Custom Plans Price upon request; Basic Firewall $9.99/mo; Pro Firewall $19.98/mo (https://sucuri.net/)
- Starting price: 9.99 (https://sucuri.net/)
- Free plan or trial: 30-DayGuarantee (https://sucuri.net/)
- Customers named: WPBeginner, iThemes, Yoast, Pepper IT, ITW Consulting, Emphaysis Software, Webhosting.net Inc, WP Maintain

## What it publishes

Every page sucuri.net exposes, read 2026-09-29: 3810 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 2979 pages, 18 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-01
- case study: 29 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-02-26
- webinar or virtual event: 46 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-05
- conference or event: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2015-07-01
- report or ebook: 61 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-23
- comparison: 19 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-15
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-03-15
- glossary or explainer: 246 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-01
- podcast or video: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-05-01
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: Wordpress security plugins how to choose the right one https://blog.sucuri.net/2026/09/wordpress-security-plugins-how-to-choose-the-right-one
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: Wordpress security plugins how to choose the right one https://blog.sucuri.net/2026/09/wordpress-security-plugins-how-to-choose-the-right-one.html
- Recent: 2026-08-01 blog: Upgrading how you sign in to your sucuri account https://blog.sucuri.net/2026/08/upgrading-how-you-sign-in-to-your-sucuri-account
- Recent: 2026-08-01 blog: How to create a secure wordpress staging site beginners guide https://blog.sucuri.net/2026/08/how-to-create-a-secure-wordpress-staging-site-beginners-guide
- Recent: 2026-08-01 blog: The illusion of a lock how ai is changing the speed and scale of hands on wordpress vulnerability research https://blog.sucuri.net/2026/08/the-illusion-of-a-lock-how-ai-is-changing-the-speed-and-scale-of-hands-on-wordpress-vulnerability-research
- Recent: 2026-08-01 glossary or explainer: What is a website attack surface a beginners guide to reducing risk https://blog.sucuri.net/2026/08/what-is-a-website-attack-surface-a-beginners-guide-to-reducing-risk

## 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.