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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 162 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Akamai Prolexic 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-prolexic/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare: 102
- AWS Shield: 1
- Azure DDoS Protection: 1

## DDoS protection

**Small business**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Akamai Prolexic (Akamai Prolexic is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 64 of those 77

**Mid-market**: 52 of 84 answers did not name Akamai Prolexic (Akamai Prolexic is #2 of 9 at 4%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 30 of those 52

**Enterprise**: 33 of 84 answers did not name Akamai Prolexic (Akamai Prolexic is #2 of 9 at 23%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 8 of those 33
- AWS Shield: first choice in 1 of those 33
- Azure DDoS Protection: first choice in 1 of those 33

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