What DDoS-GUARD does

DDoS-Guard is a private network-security and infrastructure provider founded in 2011 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, offering DDoS protection and cloud hosting services to individuals, SMBs, hosting providers, and enterprise customers globally. The company's platform is built around a proprietary geo-distributed scrubbing network with 4 Tbps of total capacity, deployed across Tier III data centers in Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific, and employs patented or proprietary technologies including Twin Tunnel redundancy and WitchHunter bot detection to mitigate L3-4 and L7 OSI-layer attacks.

The product portfolio comprises two core security offerings (Website Protection via L7 reverse proxy with built-in CDN, and Network Protection at L3-7 OSI with GRE/IPIP tunnels and BGP routing), three infrastructure offerings (Protected Hosting, Protected VDS/VPS, and Protected Dedicated Servers), and three add-on modules (Bot Mitigation, WAF, and Security Audit). In 2025, the company reported mitigating 2,503,891 attacks with its largest single-event mitigation reaching 2.46 Tbps, while protecting 882,000+ projects under a 99.95% availability SLA.

DDoS-Guard operates a hybrid go-to-market combining self-serve product-led growth (3-day free trial, no-call activation for Basic-Premium plans) with sales-led enterprise motions featuring personal managers, deferred billing, and custom SLAs. Revenue is generated entirely through recurring monthly subscriptions priced from $50/month for hosting to $2,500/month for enterprise protection, with Bot Mitigation add-ons scaling up to $125,000/month for high-RPS deployments. The company markets primarily through editorial content (blog, knowledge base, OSI tutorials, annual DDoS Trends reports) and serves seven disclosed markets including Russia, the Netherlands, the USA, China, Japan, India, and Brazil. CEO Evgeniy Marchenko leads the organization, which employs 51-100 people.

Name

DDoS-GUARD

Website

https://ddos-guard.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

DDoS-Guard is a Russian-founded DDoS protection and cloud infrastructure provider operating a 4 Tbps geo-distributed scrubbing network across Tier III data centers in Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific, serving 882,000+ individual, SMB, enterprise, and hosting-partner customers with subscription-based L3-7 mitigation, hosting, VDS, and dedicated server services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

DDoS Protection and Mitigation Services

NAICS

Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

akta.pro primary industry

DDoS Protection & Mitigation (HDADABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud Network Security (Microsegmentation, Cloud Firewall, WAF, DDoS) (HDABAHAJ), Edge Security Delivery (DDoS, WAF, Bot Mitigation at Edge) (HDABAGAH)

Keywords

• DDoS protection services
• Network security solutions
• Content delivery network
• Protected web hosting
• Bot mitigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Rostov-on-don

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Website DDoS Protection: Subscription-based website protection with tiered pricing based on domains, support response time, and features. Includes free CDN and SSL certificates. Monthly billing with discounts for longer terms (up to 15% annually).
2. Network DDoS Protection: Subscription-based network protection with Always-On (24/7) or On-Demand (hourly) billing models. Pricing based on bandwidth (50-1000 Gbps) and protection level (Basic/Optimal).
3. Protected Web Hosting: Subscription-based hosting services with DDoS protection included. Pricing tiers from Simple ($50/mo) to Expert ($225/mo) with quarterly/semi-annual/annual discounts up to 20%.
4. Protected VDS/VPS: Virtual dedicated server rentals with DDoS protection, KVM-based virtualization. Plans from $170/mo (Start-up) to $501/mo (Ultimate). Includes bandwidth options.
5. Protected Dedicated Servers: Physical dedicated server rentals with full DDoS protection, located in Tier III data centers. Custom configurations available.
6. Bot Mitigation Add-on: Add-on module for Website Protection (Premium/Enterprise tiers). Pricing based on legitimate traffic bandwidth (RPS), ranging from $300/mo (20 RPS) to $125,000/mo (50,000 RPS).
7. WAF Add-on: Web Application Firewall add-on module for Enterprise customers, billed by legitimate traffic bandwidth. Part of Website DDoS Protection service.
8. Security Audit: Professional services for security audits including external perimeter analysis, internal network analysis, web application analysis, and social engineering assessment. Pricing based on IP addresses and infrastructure complexity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DDoS-Guard provides DDoS protection services for websites (L7 reverse proxy) and networks (L3-7 scrubbing) through a proprietary geo-distributed scrubbing network with 4 Tbps capacity. The company also offers protected infrastructure services including web hosting, VDS/VPS, and dedicated servers, along with add-on security modules such as Bot Mitigation, WAF, and Security Audit.

Product overview

DDoS-GUARD offers a unified platform of DDoS protection and cloud infrastructure services. The core offering comprises Website Protection (L7 OSI reverse proxy with CDN) and Network Protection (L3-7 OSI scrubbing network with tunnel connectivity), which can be combined with Protected Hosting, Protected VDS/VPS, and Protected Dedicated Servers for infrastructure-as-a-service with built-in protection. Add-on security modules include Bot Mitigation, WAF, and Security Audit services. All products share the proprietary geo-distributed scrubbing network and support the same client area and API for unified management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Network Protection L3-7 OSI DDoS protection service operating through a proprietary geo-distributed scrubbing network with GRE/IPIP tunnel connectivity, BGP dynamic routing, and symmetric/asymmetric scrubbing schemes. Protects network infrastructure with Always-On (24/7) or On-Demand (hourly) billing at bandwidths from 50 to 1000 Gbps.
• Website Protection L7 OSI DDoS protection acting as a reverse proxy with built-in CDN, SSL certificates, load balancing, and analytics. Defends against HTTP Flood, Slowloris, R.U.D.Y, SSL, and DNS attacks. Offered in tiered plans from Basic ($100/mo) to Enterprise ($2,500/mo) with a 3-day free trial.
• Protected Hosting Web hosting service integrated with DDoS-Guard infrastructure, featuring free CDN, DDoS protection at L3-4 and L7 OSI, Tier III data centers in Moscow and Amsterdam, and cPanel management. Pricing tiers from Simple ($50/mo) to Expert ($225/mo).
• Protected VDS/VPS KVM-based virtual dedicated server rentals with DDoS protection, 99.95%+ SLA availability, DDoS protection up to 3.2 Tbps at L3-4 OSI and 700 Mpps at L7 OSI, with multiple OS options including Linux distributions and Windows. Plans range from Start-up ($170/mo) to Ultimate ($501/mo).
• Protected Dedicated Server Physical dedicated server hosting within the DDoS-Guard network with all resources dedicated to a single customer, DDoS protection up to 3.2 Tbps, RAID configurations, and Tier III data center infrastructure. Locations include Moscow and Amsterdam-3.
• Bot Mitigation Anti-bot extension module for Website DDoS Protection using WitchHunter proprietary technology. Identifies and blocks malicious bots including vulnerability scanners, scraper bots, and spam bots within 5 milliseconds, with adjustable protection rules. Pricing based on legitimate traffic bandwidth (RPS), ranging from $300/mo (20 RPS) to $125,000/mo (50,000 RPS).
• WAF (Web Application Firewall)

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.95% availability SLA across all service plans
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cloudflare: Cloudflare is the largest independent DDoS protection and CDN provider, offering Website and Network DDoS mitigation, WAF, and Bot Management at global scale. Directly competes with DDoS-Guard's core L3-L7 mitigation and CDN offering for the same SMB and enterprise buyer.
• Radware: Radware specializes in DDoS protection, application security, and bot management with both cloud and hybrid deployment models. Closely comparable to DDoS-Guard in technical scope (L3-L7 mitigation) and in selling into mid-market and enterprise customers requiring always-on scrubbing.
• Nexusguard: Nexusguard is a DDoS protection specialist offering cloud-based scrubbing and managed mitigation services across Asia-Pacific, Americas, and EMEA. Direct competitor in the pure-play DDoS mitigation space, with similar subscription-based service tiers.
• Corero Network Security: Corero provides real-time DDoS protection via scrubbing centers and on-premises appliances with always-on mitigation. Comparable in L3-L4 protection scope and in serving hosting providers and ISPs as a channel to market.
• Imperva: Imperva (now part of Thales) provides DDoS protection, WAF, bot management, and API security as a unified application security platform. Overlaps with DDoS-Guard's Website Protection, Bot Mitigation, and WAF modules for mid-market and enterprise customers.

Broad incumbents

• Akamai: Akamai is a CDN and cloud security incumbent offering App & API Protector, Bot Manager, and Prolexic DDoS protection. Competes with DDoS-Guard across CDN, WAF, and DDoS but as part of a much broader content delivery and edge platform portfolio.

Peers

• F5 (NGINX/Shape Security):

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ddosguard
• Facebookfacebook.com/ddosguard
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/5039211

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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