# cside vs Feroot PaymentGuard: which do AI models recommend for client-side protection, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Client-side protection. One of fourteen models named cside first on the direct prompt; zero named Feroot PaymentGuard. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/security/client-side-protection/cside-vs-feroot-paymentguard/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cside | 13% | #1 of 8 | 0% | 26 | 11 of 14 |
| Feroot PaymentGuard | 4% | #5 of 8 | 20% | 20 | 9 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- DeepSeek V4 Flash: cside first (first choices: Reflectiz, cside) (alternatives: Cloudflare's Client-Side Security)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Akamai Client-Side Protection & Compliance) (alternatives: Jscrambler Webpage Integrity, cside)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: F5 Distributed Cloud Client-Side Defense) (alternatives: Feroot Security Inspector, Imperva Client-Side Protection)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Cloudflare Client-Side Security) (alternatives: Reflectiz, Report URI, c/side)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Imperva Client-Side Protection) (alternatives: Akamai Client-Side Protection, Jscrambler Webpage Integrity, Source Defense)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Akamai Client-Side Protection & Compliance, Jscrambler Webpage Integrity)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Akamai Client-Side Protection & Compliance, Jscrambler Client-Side Protection and Compliance Platform)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: CrowdStrike Falcon) (alternatives: Akamai Client-Side Protection, Imperva Client-Side Protection, Jscrambler Webpage Integrity, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Source Defense, c/side) (alternatives: Cloudflare Page Shield, Feroot Security)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: Jscrambler Webpage Integrity) (alternatives: Akamai Client-Side Protection & Compliance, Cloudflare Page Shield, Imperva Client-Side Protection)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Bitdefender GravityZone) (alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, SentinelOne Singularity)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Sophos MDR Complete) (alternatives: Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender for Cloud)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security) (alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, Imperva Client-Side Protection, Source Defense)

## What the models said about cside

- "cside is cited in current round-ups as a platform that does server-side payload analysis + client-side Script Method and Scan Method with 100% real-user session coverage." (Muse Glimmer 30B, budget prompt, first choice)
- "cside (Highly ranked in comparisons): Server-side payload analysis + client-side runtime monitoring of 100% real sessions." (Grok 4.1 Fast, comparative prompt, first choice)
- "the best fit is usually cside, because it has a public starting price of $99/month and also offers a free tier" (Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Feroot PaymentGuard

- "Tools to Avoid on a Tight Budget - Reflectiz, Feroot, DomDog, Jscrambler" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Avoid: Enterprise solutions like Akamai, Imperva, or Feroot" (Kimi K2, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "A caveat: its synthetic crawler can be bypassed by attackers who serve clean scripts to bots and malicious ones to real users." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, direct prompt, soft negative)
- "Use client-side protection tools that provide active blocking and real-time monitoring (e.g., Feroot, Human Security)" (Mistral Small, negative prompt, first choice)
- "If you want a single practical pick, Feroot PaymentGuard is a strong fit because it is described as low-overhead" (Perplexity Sonar, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "I recommend Reflectiz or Feroot as your primary tools" (Mistral Small, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.