Billing

This document describes WAAP billing structure, plan capabilities, Domain / Zone definition, and plan management.

Detailed pricing information is available on the Security pricing page.

Plan details

The following table outlines feature availability across WAAP plans. Features marked as Add-on are available as separately purchasable additions to the base plan.

Feature	Free	Start	Pro	Enterprise
IP Firewall
DenyList / AllowList	❌	✅	✅	✅
IP Reputation	❌	❌	✅	✅
Default Rules
OWASP Threats	✅	✅	✅	✅
Behavioral WAF	❌	❌	Add-on	Add-on
CMS Protection	❌	❌	Add-on	Add-on
Custom Rules
WAF Rules	❌	✅	✅	✅
Basic rate-limits	❌	✅	✅	✅
Advanced rules	❌	❌	Add-on	Add-on
Bot Management
Automated threats	❌	❌	Add-on	Add-on
Known Bots	❌	❌	Add-on	Add-on
Threat Intelligence
Security Insights	❌	❌	❌	Add-on
IP Spotlight	❌	❌	❌	Add-on
API Security
API Discovery	❌	❌	❌	Add-on
API Protection	❌	❌	❌	Add-on

Domains / Zones

A Domain / Zone is a WAAP billing and configuration unit.

It represents one CDN resource with a single WAAP configuration. Multiple domains and aliases can be grouped into the same Domain / Zone when they:

• Redirect to the same origin.
• Share the same CDN configuration.
• Use the same WAAP security settings.

In this case, all linked domains are managed as one configuration and billed as one Domain / Zone.

A single domain can also be split into multiple configurations. For example:

• portal.domain.com
• admin.domain.com
• api.domain.com

If these subdomains are mapped to different CDN resources and require separate WAAP configurations, each one is counted and billed as a separate Domain / Zone.

Plan management

WAAP plans are available as either self-serve or sales-assisted offerings.

• Free, Start, and Pro plans are self-serve and can be activated directly through the Gcore Customer Portal.
• The Enterprise plan is available through direct engagement with Gcore Sales and supports custom terms and enterprise agreements.

Trial

When a WAAP plan is activated, a trial period applies according to the selected plan.

• Paid plans include a 30-day trial with full access to the features available in that plan.
• Service usage is limited by the included traffic and plan quotas.
• The trial ends when 30 days have elapsed or when the included quota is exceeded.

A credit card is not required to start.

If no payment method is added and the included quota is reached, service consumption is stopped.

If a credit card is added, service continues without interruption. Usage remains free until the included quota is reached. Any usage beyond the included quota is billed according to the selected plan.