{"id":8999,"date":"2015-06-10T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aerocominc.com\/?p=8999"},"modified":"2017-05-11T12:10:55","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T19:10:55","slug":"how-ddos-mitigation-pricing-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aerocominc.com\/info\/how-ddos-mitigation-pricing-works\/","title":{"rendered":"How DDoS Mitigation Pricing Works"},"content":{"rendered":"

I heard through the grapevine that you Sys Admins and IT Directors working for mid-size companies think security is a big deal\u2026 (yes, really) \u2026and that DDoS Mitigation<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>is something some of you are thinking about.<\/p>\n

Well, I\u2019m a giver so for my May 2015 research project, I painstakingly set out to find every service provider (that we sell)<\/a><\/span> that offers DDoS Mitigation. Then, I interviewed each one individually, spoke to their engineers, reviewed their brochures and watched their webinars, in an effort to learn how to differentiate them. It was brutal but I\u2019m done.<\/p>\n

\"th\"<\/a>This article is going to give you what you really want to know. The 5 Ways DDoS Mitigation providers structure their pricing <\/strong>and examples of each.<\/p>\n

In order to compare providers on a level playing field, I decided to price it as a company with a 1G Internet connection.<\/p>\n

***Important Note: The pricing listed for each provider is rough \u201cballpark\u201d pricing and is probably on the high side of what you could actually purchase it for. The purpose is to only give you an approximate idea of how the pricing structures vary.<\/p>\n

1. Hours of Mitigation<\/strong><\/span>
\nSome providers charge you for the hours of mitigation, regardless of the number of Internet circuits or bandwidth. For instance, AT&T\u2019s<\/a><\/span> pricing is approx. $3,500\/month, which will include a maximum of approx. 1,100 individual Internet circuits and 70 hours of total mitigation time. Additional hours cost approx. $195\/hr\/ckt.<\/p>\n

2. Per Circuit, Per Mbps.<\/strong><\/span>
\nAnother way providers price DDoS Mitigation is per Internet connection and each Internet connection\u2019s bandwidth, with unlimited mitigation. An example would be CenturyLink<\/a><\/span>, who charges approximately $4,200\/month for a 1G Internet circuit and zero additional charges.<\/p>\n

3. Proactive vs. Reactive Monitoring<\/strong><\/span>
\nAnother variable that some providers offer is a discount on your pricing if you would like \u201cproactive\u201d vs. \u201creactive\u201d service. In other words, would you like the provider to automatically initiate filtering if they are detecting you are being attacked (proactive), or would you like them to wait until you notify them that you think you are being attacked (reactive). CenturyLink has an approx. 15-20% discount for reactive mitigation vs. proactive.<\/p>\n

4. Mitigations Per Month<\/strong><\/span>
\nIf you are thinking you will have very few mitigations occur, you may want to find a provider that prices per mitigation per month. For instance, Integra<\/a><\/span> charges a reasonable $375 base price and then charges per mitigation, with a peak of $3,675 for 20 mitigations\/month. They consider the \u201cend\u201d of a mitigation is when there are zero mitigations required for a 24 hour period.<\/p>\n

5. Per Circuit, Per Clean Traffic Mbps.<\/strong><\/span>
\nProbably the most common way of pricing DDoS mitigation is per circuit, for the minimum amount of \u201cclean traffic\u201d required (measured in Mbps). Examples of this pricing would be ViaWest<\/a><\/span>, who charges approx. $50\/Mbps\/Ckt\/month. Another example is ServerCentral<\/a><\/span>, who charges approx. $3,099\/month\/ckt. for 200M of clean traffic.<\/p>\n

As you can infer, each provider\u2019s pricing structure is very different and will automatically make them either a really good fit for some companies and a really bad fit for others. As always, there are also add-on services and features that can further differentiate providers, based on your needs. Reach out to me or any of AeroCom\u2019s salespeople<\/a><\/span><\/strong> if you\u2019d like a custom pricing comparison for free.<\/p>\n

Have you used a DDoS Mitigation provider?
\nDo you have one you\u2019d recommend?<\/p>\n

I\u2019d love to hear your opinion. Pricing is great but the most important piece is getting opinions from the real IT Pro\u2019s who have purchased and lived with this service every day.<\/p>\n

About the Author\"mikesmith\"<\/strong>
\nMike Smith is the Founder and President of AeroCom and has been helping companies with telecom and cloud services since 1999. He\u00a0has been the recipient of numerous business telecommunications industry awards and in 2011, he was honored as one of the top 40<\/a><\/span> business people in Orange County, CA., under 40 years old. Follow Mike\u00a0on LinkedIn<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a><\/span> or SpiceWorks<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I heard through the grapevine that you Sys Admins and IT Directors working for mid-size companies think security is a big deal\u2026 (yes, really) \u2026and that DDoS Mitigation\u00a0is something some of you are thinking about. Well, I\u2019m a giver so…<\/span> <\/p>\n

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