# Akamai App & API Protector alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 193 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Akamai App & API Protector 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-app-api-protector/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare WAF: 112
- Sucuri WAF: 4
- Imperva Cloud WAF: 3
- Akamai App & API Protector + Bot Manager: 2
- Cloudflare Business Plan: 2
- AWS WAF: 1

## Web application firewalls

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Akamai App & API Protector (Akamai App & API Protector is #7 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 64 of those 83
- Sucuri WAF: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Azure WAF: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Cloudflare Business Plan: first choice in 1 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Akamai App & API Protector (Akamai App & API Protector is #8 of 12 at 0%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 35 of those 69
- Sucuri WAF: first choice in 2 of those 69
- AWS WAF: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Barracuda WAF: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Cloudflare Business Plan: first choice in 1 of those 69
- ModSecurity: first choice in 1 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 41 of 84 answers did not name Akamai App & API Protector (Akamai App & API Protector is #3 of 9 at 8%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 13 of those 41
- Imperva Cloud WAF: first choice in 3 of those 41
- Akamai App & API Protector + Bot Manager: first choice in 2 of those 41
- AWS WAF + Bot Control: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Cisco Advanced WAF and Bot Protection: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Cloudflare Enterprise WAF plus Bot Management: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Cloudflare Externa: first choice in 1 of those 41
- F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF: first choice in 1 of those 41

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