Gcore WAAP vs Security Ninja

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.

Security Ninja is a WordPress security plugin for site owners, freelancers, and agencies. It is designed to block bad traffic, strengthen logins, find malware and vulnerabilities, and send alerts. The free plan includes basic firewall rules, more than 50 security tests with repair guidance, vulnerability and WordPress core scanners, a basic event logger, and an install wizard. The core scanner checks WordPress core files against official originals. Pro adds a cloud firewall with country blocking and custom IP rules, a malware scanner for suspicious code, and login controls including failed-login limits, a custom login URL, and two-factor authentication by authenticator app or email code. Pro can send selected security events through webhooks to Slack, Discord, Zapier, or a custom HTTPS endpoint. It also adds WooCommerce protections against coupon guessing, checkout spam, and repeated store login attempts. White-label branding is included with licenses for 25 or more sites, and the product supports MainWP workflows. The 14-day Pro trial requires a card or PayPal and must be cancelled before it ends to avoid payment. Pro is a plugin license and toolkit, not a managed cleanup service. The free plan costs nothing; Pro starts at $119 a year for one site.