# AWS WAF alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 150 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where AWS WAF 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/aws-waf/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare WAF: 68
- Imperva Cloud WAF: 9
- Akamai App & API Protector: 8
- Sucuri WAF: 3
- Cloudflare Business Plan: 2
- AWS WAF + Bot Control: 1

## Web application firewalls

**Small business**: 41 of 84 answers did not name AWS WAF (AWS WAF is #3 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 24 of those 41
- Sucuri WAF: first choice in 2 of those 41
- Azure WAF: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Cloudflare Bot Management: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Cloudflare Business Plan: first choice in 1 of those 41

**Mid-market**: 45 of 84 answers did not name AWS WAF (AWS WAF is #3 of 12 at 2%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 14 of those 45
- Barracuda WAF: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Cloudflare Business Plan: first choice in 1 of those 45
- ModSecurity: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Sucuri WAF: first choice in 1 of those 45

**Enterprise**: 64 of 84 answers did not name AWS WAF (AWS WAF is #8 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 30 of those 64
- Imperva Cloud WAF: first choice in 9 of those 64
- Akamai App & API Protector: first choice in 8 of those 64
- AWS WAF + Bot Control: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Akamai App & API Protector + Bot Manager: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Cisco Advanced WAF and Bot Protection: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Cloudflare Enterprise WAF plus Bot Management: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Cloudflare Externa: first choice in 1 of those 64

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