Click fraud protection · October 2026 Edition
Lunio vs ClickGUARD
Four of fourteen models named Lunio first on the direct prompt; zero named ClickGUARD. Both were named by all fourteen models and Lunio carries 42 labels and ClickGUARD 35, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share20%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate7%23%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#8A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels4235A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Lunio reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ClickCease was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. ClickCease vs Lunio · ClickCease vs ClickGUARD · Lunio vs Fraud Blocker
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 click fraud 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.
LunioFirst choices, of fourteen modelsClickGUARD
Direct40
Paraphrase40
Comparative21
Budget-constrained012 against Lunio · 1 against ClickGUARD
Scale-constrained20
Negative101 against Lunio · 7 against ClickGUARD
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, Lunio and ClickGUARD were named in the same answer fifty-nine times, of the 122 answers naming Lunio and the 95 naming ClickGUARD. In those answers ClickGUARD took the first choice two times and Lunio twenty-two.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Lunio and ClickGUARD 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 | | | | |
Lunio ClickGUARD first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Lunio on the left and ClickGUARD on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Lunio and ClickGUARD stood in it.
Lunio first, ClickGUARD an alternative
4 of 14 modelsClickGUARD was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Lunio alternatives: ClickCease, ClickGUARD, TrafficGuard
Gemini 3.5 FlashLunio alternatives: Fraud Blocker, TrafficGuard
Perplexity SonarLunio alternatives: ClickCease, ClickGUARD, TrafficGuard
Qwen 3.7 FlashLunio alternatives: ClickCease, ClickGUARD
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniClickCease alternatives: Lunio
Grok 4.1 FastClickCease alternatives: ClickGUARD, Lunio
DeepSeek V4 FlashClickCease alternatives: ClickGUARD, Lunio, TrafficGuard
GLM 4.7 FlashXClickCease alternatives: ClickGUARD, ClickPatrol, TrafficGuard
GPT-6 LunaClickCease alternatives: Lunio
Muse Glimmer 30BClickCease alternatives: Clixtell, Lunio, TrafficGuard
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Mistral SmallClickCease alternatives: Fraud Blocker, Spider AF
Llama 4 MaverickClickCease alternatives: Fraud Blocker
Kimi K2ClickCease alternatives: ClickGuardian, TrafficGuard
MiniMax M2.5AdWatcher, ClickCease alternatives: ClickPatrol
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
ClickGUARD leads by two points.
ClickGUARD4%#5 of 10Lunio2%#9 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Lunio leads at mid-market.
Lunio20%#2 of 9ClickGUARD2%#8 of 9Enterprise
Lunio leads by thirty-five points.
Lunio39%#1 of 12ClickGUARD4%#6 of 12What the models said about Lunio
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Percentage-of-ad-spend pricing — the more your campaigns grow, the more you pay, which becomes increasingly expensive at scale.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“typically aimed at growing brands rather than the cheapest option | Better if budget is flexible” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · soft negative
“certain enterprise-focused tools like Lunio may not be cost-effective for you” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · soft negative
“Look for tools with strong machine learning engines, real-time blocking, and transparent reporting, such as Lunio, TrafficGuard, CHEQ, DataDome, Anura, or ClickCease.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · first choice
“Lunio is highly regarded for mid-market/enterprise marketing teams. It focuses heavily on maximizing ad efficiency and cleaning up smart bidding signals.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“The four tools most consistently recommended for enterprise advertisers are Lunio, CHEQ, DataDome, and Anura” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about ClickGUARD
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid or be cautious with ClickGuard and any free or low-cost tools that rely solely on basic filters or manual rules.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“A Trustpilot reviewer described it as an *"expensive 'peace of mind tax' with zero real impact on performance."*” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“User feedback on ClickGuard illustrates this: “You need to be very careful and not be too aggressive when setting up the rules, as I ended up blocking some real users by accident.”” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“start with ClickCease or ClickGuard for straightforward PPC protection” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · first choice
“If your budget is under $100/month, go with ClickGUARD Lite.” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“If you want deep, granular, hands-on control over your Google Search rules and absolute transparency: Go with ClickGUARD.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
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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.