# 42Crunch alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 176 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where 42Crunch holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/42crunch/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Salt Security: 36
- Cloudflare API Shield: 14
- Akamai API Security: 9
- Wallarm API Security: 9
- Zuplo: 5
- StackHawk: 4

## API security platforms

**Small business**: 47 of 84 answers did not name 42Crunch (42Crunch is #2 of 13 at 10%).

- Cloudflare API Shield: first choice in 12 of those 47
- StackHawk: first choice in 4 of those 47
- Postman: first choice in 2 of those 47
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 2 of those 47
- Zuplo: first choice in 2 of those 47
- Aikido Runtime Protection: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Akto: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Cloudflare Application Security: first choice in 1 of those 47

**Mid-market**: 59 of 84 answers did not name 42Crunch (42Crunch is #10 of 15 at 2%).

- Salt Security: first choice in 12 of those 59
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Zuplo: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Akto: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Cloudflare API Shield: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Noname Security: first choice in 2 of those 59

**Enterprise**: 70 of 84 answers did not name 42Crunch (42Crunch is #4 of 13 at 4%).

- Salt Security: first choice in 24 of those 70
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 7 of those 70
- Traceable API Security Platform: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Apigee: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Gravitee: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Tyk: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Cequence Unified API Protection: first choice in 1 of those 70

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