# Akamai API Security alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 185 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Akamai API Security 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/akamai-api-security/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare API Shield: 28
- Salt Security: 12
- 42Crunch: 11
- Zuplo: 11
- StackHawk: 8
- Wallarm API Security: 8

## API security platforms

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Akamai API Security (Akamai API Security is #12 of 13 at 0%).

- Cloudflare API Shield: first choice in 23 of those 82
- 42Crunch: first choice in 10 of those 82
- StackHawk: first choice in 8 of those 82
- Zuplo: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Indusface AppTrana: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Cloudflare Application Security: first choice in 2 of those 82
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 2 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 57 of 84 answers did not name Akamai API Security (Akamai API Security is #6 of 15 at 4%).

- Salt Security: first choice in 6 of those 57
- Cloudflare API Shield: first choice in 5 of those 57
- Zuplo: first choice in 5 of those 57
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 4 of those 57
- Akto: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Traceable API Security Platform: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 2 of those 57

**Enterprise**: 46 of 84 answers did not name Akamai API Security (Akamai API Security is #2 of 13 at 19%).

- Salt Security: first choice in 6 of those 46
- Apigee: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Gravitee: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Tyk: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 2 of those 46
- 42Crunch: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 1 of those 46
- KrakenD: first choice in 1 of those 46

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