Client-side protection · October 2026 Edition
Reflectiz vs Source Defense
One of fourteen models named Reflectiz first on the direct prompt; one named Source Defense. Reflectiz was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Source Defense by eleven and Reflectiz carries 32 labels and Source Defense 26, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share11%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate19%27%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 8; printed, not drawn.
Labels3226A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Reflectiz reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.cside vs Reflectiz · cside vs Source Defense · Reflectiz vs Jscrambler Webpage Integrity
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; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the client-side protection page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ReflectizFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSource Defense
Direct111 against Source Defense
Paraphrase31
Comparative01
Budget-constrained001 against Reflectiz · 1 against Source Defense
Scale-constrained10
Negative005 against Reflectiz · 5 against Source Defense
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Reflectiz and Source Defense were named in the same answer forty-seven times, of the 84 answers naming Reflectiz and the 69 naming Source Defense. In those answers Source Defense took the first choice four times and Reflectiz six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Reflectiz and Source Defense stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | |||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Reflectiz Source Defense first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Reflectiz on the left and Source Defense on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Reflectiz and Source Defense stood in it.
Reflectiz first, Source Defense not the choice
1 of 14 modelsSource Defense was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.DeepSeek V4 FlashReflectiz, cside alternatives: Cloudflare's Client-Side Security
Source Defense first, Reflectiz not the choice
1 of 14 modelsReflectiz was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Kimi K2Source Defense, c/side alternatives: Cloudflare Page Shield, Feroot Security
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashCloudflare Client-Side Security alternatives: Reflectiz, Report URI, c/side
Grok 4.1 FastImperva Client-Side Protection alternatives: Akamai Client-Side Protection, Jscrambler Webpage Integrity, Source Defense
Muse Glimmer 30BBitdefender GravityZone Business Security alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, Imperva Client-Side Protection, Source Defense
Neither was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniF5 Distributed Cloud Client-Side Defense alternatives: Feroot Security Inspector, Imperva Client-Side Protection
Perplexity SonarAkamai Client-Side Protection & Compliance alternatives: Jscrambler Webpage Integrity, cside
Mistral SmallAkamai Client-Side Protection & Compliance, Jscrambler Webpage Integrity
Llama 4 MaverickAkamai Client-Side Protection & Compliance, Jscrambler Client-Side Protection and Compliance Platform
Qwen 3.7 FlashCrowdStrike Falcon alternatives: Akamai Client-Side Protection, Imperva Client-Side Protection, Jscrambler Webpage Integrity, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X
GLM 4.7 FlashXJscrambler Webpage Integrity alternatives: Akamai Client-Side Protection & Compliance, Cloudflare Page Shield, Imperva Client-Side Protection
MiniMax M2.5Bitdefender GravityZone alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, SentinelOne Singularity
GPT-6 LunaSophos MDR Complete alternatives: Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Reflectiz leads by four points.
Reflectiz5%#3 of 9Source Defense2%#8 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Reflectiz leads by seven points.
Reflectiz11%#2 of 8Source Defense4%#4 of 8Enterprise
Reflectiz leads by two points.
Reflectiz10%#2 of 10Source Defense8%#5 of 10What the models said about Reflectiz
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Tools to Avoid on a Tight Budget - Reflectiz, Feroot, DomDog, Jscrambler” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“solutions from vendors like JScrambler, Reflectiz, Source Defense, and Human Security ... often fail to block the majority of sophisticated e-skimming attacks” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Popular vendors include Human Security, SourceDefense, JScrambler, and Reflectiz. ... JS agents detect behavior after a script has already executed.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“If your engineers are heavily constrained, look at an agentless scanner (like Reflectiz) which can be spun up in hours with zero code changes.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“or Reflectiz if you want the fastest, lowest-effort deployment with strong supply-chain visibility and no code changes” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Reflectiz's fully remote synthetic monitoring is often the lowest-friction starting point” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Source Defense
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“solutions from vendors like JScrambler, Reflectiz, Source Defense, and Human Security ... often fail to block the majority of sophisticated e-skimming attacks” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Popular vendors include Human Security, SourceDefense, JScrambler, and Reflectiz. ... JS agents detect behavior after a script has already executed.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“you do not need to pay $15,000+ per year for enterprise-grade solutions (like Akamai, Jscrambler, or Source Defense)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Choose In-Browser Runtime Agents (Source Defense / HUMAN) if you operate a high-volume checkout or login page and want *active prevention*” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with c/side (free tier) or Source Defense Essentials ($98/month)” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd start with Source Defense's PCI Compliance product for a mid-sized B2B company” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.