Security and compliance

Enterprise DDoS protection and global routing

Spillgate · Route traffic across several DDoS shields so no single provider is a point of failure

WatchingDraft scoreMature market · since 2010 · AI estimate

47PWAS score

Confidence

Based on 9 of 9 factors

Overview

AIThis description was written by a model from public signals. The facts behind it are listed under Evidence.

Problem: Organizations face massive DDoS attacks distributed across tens of thousands of IP addresses, generating hundreds of thousands of requests per second. They need L7 DDoS protection and global routing to mitigate these attacks, but existing providers either cost too much or have shut down.
Solution concept: A DDoS protection and global routing service that handles large-scale distributed attacks (50k-90k IP sources, 300k-700k+ rps) at a competitive price point, providing L7 protection with reliable long-term availability and transparent capacity guarantees.
Who has it: Organizations experiencing or expecting large-scale distributed DDoS attacks, particularly those handling high traffic volumes (300k-700k+ requests per second).
How they handle it today: Today, companies evaluate paid DDoS protection providers like Stackpath and Imperva (formerly Incapsula) to handle L7 DDoS attacks and global routing. They must choose between expensive solutions or risk service availability if protection providers shut down.
Why now: DDoS attacks are increasing in scale and sophistication, and consolidation in the security market (competitors shutting down or being acquired) is reducing customer options and driving up prices for those remaining.
How it could charge: Subscription pricing based on traffic volume and attack mitigation capacity, likely tiered by rps throughput, with per-gigabit or per-request pricing for high-volume customers.

Verdict

Computed from the factor scores below, never written by a model. It decides nothing on its own: only the gate makes an opportunity a build candidate.

Score breakdown

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Market validation

Confidence 70 · 1 evidence · Clear demand evidenced by established paid competitors (Cloudflare, Imperva, Stackpath) actively serving organizations with large-scale DDoS attack protection needs.

Revenue evidence

Confidence 70 · 1 evidence · Multiple established competitors operate subscription-based DDoS protection services, demonstrating that customers pay for this capability.

Growth

Confidence 30 · Judged from the description · DDoS attacks are a persistent threat, but the evidence shows no indication of accelerating growth; the market appears stable with existing players serving the need.

Problem severity

Confidence 30 · Judged from the description · DDoS attacks that block service availability directly prevent revenue and cause compliance risks for targeted organizations, meeting the critical threshold.

Economic proximity

Confidence 30 · Judged from the description · DDoS protection directly prevents revenue loss and service unavailability; it sits at the revenue recovery and business continuity layer.

Distribution

Confidence 30 · Judged from the description · Organizations typically deploy DDoS protection as infrastructure shared across multiple teams and stakeholders within the enterprise.

Buildability

Confidence 30 · Judged from the description · Building L7 DDoS mitigation at scale (50-90k IPs, 300-700k+ rps) requires sophisticated network infrastructure, machine learning models, and global routing systems that demand research-grade technology and significant capital investment.

Differentiation

Confidence 70 · 1 evidence · The evidence indicates pricing and availability gaps (some providers too expensive, others shuttered), offering a minor angle of cost advantage or reliability, but no structural advantage over Cloudflare's capabilities.

Retention and timing

Confidence 30 · Judged from the description · DDoS protection is a continuous operational necessity embedded in the security infrastructure of target organizations, ensuring daily recurring usage.

Risk penalties

Extreme competitionCloudflare is a well-capitalized, global incumbent already proven to handle the exact attack scales described (50-90k IPs, 300-700k rps) at competitive pricing with additional CDN/routing services.−10
Depends on one platformDDoS protection inherently requires control of global network infrastructure; a new entrant would need to either build their own backbone or depend on major cloud providers' networks.−6

Score history

47 · confidence 44 · config v1First score · 6 Nov 2026

Enterprise DDoS protection and global routing

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