BitNinja vs Gcore WAAP

BitNinja is a Linux server security suite managed from a centralized dashboard. Its scanner monitors web files and uses cloud AI analysis to detect malicious PHP, webshells, and backdoors, with automatic quarantine available. The web application firewall inspects HTTP traffic and blocks SQL injection, XSS, CMS exploits, and other suspicious requests before they reach websites. BitNinja says its Defense Network shares attack information across protected Linux servers to block malicious IPs. Listed integrations include 360 Monitoring, cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, Enhance, ISPmanager, and REST API endpoints. The site lists compatibility with Apache, NGINX, LiteSpeed, OpenLiteSpeed, Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Red Hat, CentOS, and VzLinux. Intended users include hosting providers, server owners, VPS operators, and shared or dedicated server operators. Pricing is freemium, with a free plan, a 7-day trial, and paid access from $8/mo. The VPS Free plan is free for up to 2 vCPU, up to 2 GB RAM, and up to 10 hosted users. BitNinja is headquartered in Debrecen, Hungary.

Gcore WAAP protects websites, web applications, and APIs against threats including SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and API abuse. It is a SaaS reverse proxy that can sit before a CDN or origin and forward clean traffic onward. Its edge firewall blocks OWASP Top 10 risks, zero-day patterns, and suspicious behavior. Bot Management can admit trusted bots and AI agents, challenge suspicious traffic, and stop abusive automation. API protection includes discovery, schema validation, anomaly detection, and sensitive-data detection. The service also automatically mitigates application-layer DDoS attacks at the edge; Gcore states detection is sub-second. WAAP works with any CDN and supports multi-cloud and hybrid environments, including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and customer data centers. Gcore lists 210+ edge PoPs, 200 Tbps of DDoS filtering capacity, and a 99% platform uptime SLA. The Free plan covers one domain and 0.5M requests; Start costs €25 a month for five domains and 1M requests. Prices exclude VAT, and plans have quotas and overage charges.