Gcore DDoS Protection vs Haltdos

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.

Haltdos provides security and delivery solutions for web applications and APIs across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments. Its Enterprise WAF protects websites and APIs against OWASP Top 10 attacks, known vulnerabilities, and zero-day vulnerabilities. It includes more than 4,000 signatures, machine-learning-based zero-day protection, file-upload antivirus scanning and sandboxing, and DDoS protection from Layer 3 to Layer 7. An API gateway provides authentication, rate limiting, transformation, and observability. Bot controls include detection and mitigation, device fingerprinting, mobile SDK protection, JavaScript and CAPTCHA challenges, and deception technology. Enterprise WAF also lists incident logging, analytics and dashboards, SIEM integration, and PCI compliance reporting. Deployment options include SaaS, virtual, hardware, and MSSP, with on-premise and public- or private-cloud deployment. Community WAF runs on a VM, Docker, or hardware and requires at least 2 GB RAM, 60 GB disk space, and 2 vCPU cores. Community WAF is free for one website and one security profile. Professional WAF costs $30 a month, billed at the end of each monthly billing period based on requests processed; the first 100K requests are free.