BBQ Firewall vs Modshield SB

BBQ Firewall

Model: Freemium (Free tier + paid licenses with lifetime option)

Modshield SB

Model: Subscription-based, per appliance

BBQ Firewall

• 7G/8G Request Filtering

  Regex-based pattern matching against incoming URIs, query strings, user agents, and referrers. Based on over a decade of refinement by Jeff Starr.

• SQL Injection Protection

  Blocks common SQL injection patterns including UNION, SELECT, eval(), and base64-encoded payloads.

• Directory Traversal Protection

  Catches path traversal attempts, null byte injection, and requests for sensitive system files.

• Bad Bot Blocking

  Filters known malicious user agents and referrer spam patterns.

• Request Method Scanning

  Checks all HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.) against firewall rules.

• Customizable Patterns

  Add, edit, or remove firewall patterns to fine-tune protection for your specific site (Pro feature).

• Block Statistics

  Visual bar graphs showing hit counts per pattern to measure firewall effectiveness (Pro feature).

• Email Alerts

  Receive notifications when requests are blocked (Pro feature).

Modshield SB

• ModSecurity Engine

  Built on the proven ModSecurity WAF engine with full OWASP Core Rule Set compatibility.

• IP Reputation Filtering

  Automatically block traffic from known malicious IP addresses using continuously updated threat intelligence feeds.

• Geo-Blocking

  Country-level blacklisting and whitelisting to restrict access based on geographic origin.

• SIEM Integration

  Forward security logs to external SIEM systems like Splunk and Elasticsearch for centralized monitoring.

• Built-in Load Balancer

  Integrated load balancing distributes traffic across multiple backend servers without additional infrastructure.

• Compliance Metrics

  Built-in compliance reporting and dashboards to help meet regulatory requirements.