Andrisoft Wanguard vs Gcore DDoS Protection

Andrisoft Wanguard is on-premise software for detecting and mitigating DDoS attacks, monitoring traffic, and analyzing network activity. Its anomaly engine checks more than 150 metrics against thresholds and learned baselines. Flow Sensors accept NetFlow, jFlow, cflowd, NetStream, sFlow, and IPFIX, while Packet Sensors inspect mirrored or in-line traffic. Mitigation options include BGP Flowspec, RTBH, Linux filtering servers, and third-party scrubbing services or appliances. Response actions can run scripts, and alerts can go by email, syslog, or SNMP. Components are Linux packages installed on a customer’s own servers; the maker says traffic need not leave the network. The web Console is free, supports unlimited users and managed components, and includes multi-tenant views and a REST API. A Sensor license costs $595 a year; a Filter license costs $995 a year, and Filter use requires a separately sold Sensor license. A requested trial key enables all features on any number of servers for 30 days.

Gcore DDoS Protection is a cloud service that filters distributed denial-of-service attacks at network (L3), transport (L4), and application (L7) layers. Traffic passes through Gcore scrubbing centers for analysis; malicious traffic is blocked and verified clean traffic is delivered to servers. Gcore states that its global network has over 200 Tbps of filtering capacity and advertises a 99.99% uptime SLA guarantee with 24/7 expert support. L3/L4 plans provide unmetered mitigation, 95th-percentile billing, and charges based only on clean traffic. The service has web and API access, with automation integrations documented for CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, Kubernetes Operators, and custom back-office tools. Enterprise options include cross-connect to scrubbing centers, Gcore-provided IP transit, and API control. A free PAYG plan is listed. Paid monthly plans include Start at $275 a month, Pro at $495 a month, and Pro+ at $1,045 a month; Enterprise starts from €1,500 /mo.