DDoS-Guard

Overview

DDoS-Guard was founded in 2011 by a Russian security team and is now operated by IQWeb FZ-LLC, its legal entity and managing company based in Dubai Internet City, United Arab Emirates. As a host focused on DDoS protection and high-protection cloud, it provides full-stack network-layer (L3-L4) and application-layer (L7) protection for cloud servers and websites worldwide, bundled with free CDN acceleration.

DDoS-Guard's proprietary global scrubbing network provides 4+ Tbps of scrubbing capacity across Tier III data centers, mitigating 2,503,891 attacks in 2025 and protecting 710,000+ enterprise customers. Its protected VDS/VPS, dedicated servers, and protected hosting all include built-in protection, with no extra charge for scrubbed attack traffic and transparent pricing. Compared with Cloudflare, which focuses on CDN and website protection, DDoS-Guard emphasizes "servers that come with protection" — a common option in DDoS-protected server selection.

Key Strengths

• 4+ Tbps scrubbing capacity: Proprietary scrubbing algorithms process traffic across distributed Tier III data center nodes worldwide, with up to 4 Tbps at L3-L4 and 750 Mpps at L7, backed by a 99.95% SLA.
• Proven attack mitigation: 2,503,891 attacks mitigated and 882,000+ projects protected in 2025, with algorithms validated against large-scale real attacks; see CDN security protection comparison for a horizontal assessment.
• Protection and servers in one: Protected VDS/VPS and dedicated servers ship with protection built in, removing the need to buy scrubbing IPs separately from a security protection standpoint.
• Free CDN and SSL: Global CDN caching and Let's Encrypt SSL auto-renewal are bundled at no extra cost.
• Transparent pricing: No extra charge for scrubbed attack traffic, with 3/6/12-month prepay discounts, keeping costs predictable.

Product Ecosystem

Network Protection

L3-L4 network-layer scrubbing for your own IPs and servers, routing traffic through DDoS-Guard's global scrubbing nodes for filtering before it reaches the origin — suited to users with their own facilities or dedicated IPs.

Website Protection

Application-layer L7 protection plus free CDN and basic WAF, activated by DNS, protecting websites against CC, crawler, and application-layer attacks; see zero trust architecture for defense-in-depth thinking.

Protected VDS/VPS

KVM virtualization from 1-8 cores and 2-16GB RAM, with 100Mbps-1Gbps legitimate bandwidth and unlimited traffic, upgradeable at any time and manageable via the Client Area or API.

Protected Dedicated Servers

Physical servers inside the scrubbing network with high bandwidth and unlimited traffic, suited to resource-intensive workloads; pick with cloud server configuration guide.

Protected Hosting

Protection-type shared hosting managed via cPanel with unlimited traffic and databases plus free SSL, in Simple to Expert tiers, suited to users without ops capability.

Value-Added Services

Including Bot Mitigation, WAF, Security Audit, and automated backups, which can be layered onto protection and hosting plans for a complete security delivery stack.

Limitations

• Geo and compliance concerns: Although operated by IQWeb FZ-LLC in the UAE, the team and R&D background originate from Russia, so regulated Western industries (finance, government) have compliance and audit concerns and should evaluate carefully.
• Limited general compute: Products are designed around "protection," so general-purpose compute, object storage and other cloud capabilities are weaker than AWS, Alibaba Cloud and peers; complex compute workloads need separate selection.
• Unstable China access: No mainland China nodes and high direct latency; China-facing business needs a domestic CDN for stable experience.
• Simpler control panel: The Client Area and API focus on protection management, so deep DevOps automation (IaC, complex orchestration) requires custom integration.

Use Cases

• High-attack-surface workloads (★★★★★): Gaming, trading, betting, and flash-sale e-commerce frequently under attack; 4+ Tbps scrubbing absorbs large-scale volumetric attacks.
• Protected VDS/VPS needs (★★★★★): Virtual servers with built-in protection, avoiding the assembly cost of buying high-protection IPs separately.
• Small sites with free CDN (★★★★): Protection plus CDN plus SSL in one, suited to budget-constrained sites.
• General cloud compute / storage (★★★): Compute and storage are average; mainstream cloud providers are better options.
• China-facing users (★★): No domestic nodes; pair with a domestic CDN or choose a China-based high-protection provider.

Pricing

Note: The official site offers 3/6/12-month prepay discounts of up to 20%, and scrubbed traffic is never extra; figures above are official reference prices subject to the live quote.

FAQ

• How strong is DDoS-Guard protection? The global scrubbing network totals 4+ Tbps, with up to 750 Mpps L7 protection per primary domain, 2.5M+ attacks mitigated in 2025, and a 99.95% SLA, suited to absorbing large-scale volumetric attacks. See the DDoS-protected server buying guide.

• Is free CDN included? Yes. Protection plans bundle global CDN caching acceleration and Let's Encrypt SSL auto-renewal at no extra cost; see CDN security protection for its value.

• Is there an extra charge for attacked traffic? No. DDoS-Guard uses fixed transparent pricing and never charges extra for scrubbed DDoS attack traffic, keeping costs predictable. See the cloud server price reference.

• Where is DDoS-Guard registered? The legal entity and managing company is IQWeb FZ-LLC in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with team and R&D roots in Russia. Compliance-sensitive industries should assess first. See the overseas server selection guide.

• Is DDoS-Guard fast from China? No. DDoS-Guard has no mainland China nodes and direct latency is high; target overseas users or add a domestic CDN, and plan the overall architecture with cloud server configuration guide.