# TCPShield: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DDoS protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/ddos-protection/index.md) | 0% | 51 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "others note high costs relative to performance, inconsistent mitigation, and limitations for certain applications. It's niche-specific" (Grok 4.20, DDoS)

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 TCPShield, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- ddos-guard.net: 1
- g2.com: 1
- huge-networks.com: 1
- softwareadvice.com: 1
- trustpilot.com: 1
- uk.trustpilot.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://ddos-guard.net/: 1
- https://g2.com/products/azure-ddos-protection/reviews: 1
- https://huge-networks.com/en/blog/seguranca/the-miracle-of-ddos-protection-are-you-being-fooled: 1
- https://softwareadvice.com/cybersecurity/cloudflare-profile/reviews: 1
- https://trustpilot.com/review/ddos-guard.net: 1
- https://trustpilot.com/review/path.net: 1
- https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/tcpshield.com: 1

## 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.