# Azure DDoS Protection alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 207 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Azure DDoS Protection 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/azure-ddos-protection/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare: 133
- Akamai Prolexic: 13
- AWS Shield: 1
- Cloudflare Magic Transit: 1
- Imperva DDoS Protection: 1
- Radware Cloud DDoS Protection: 1

## DDoS protection

**Small business**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Azure DDoS Protection (Azure DDoS Protection is #6 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 61 of those 75

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Azure DDoS Protection (Azure DDoS Protection is #7 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 45 of those 69
- Akamai Prolexic: first choice in 2 of those 69
- AWS Shield: first choice in 1 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 63 of 84 answers did not name Azure DDoS Protection (Azure DDoS Protection is #4 of 9 at 2%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 27 of those 63
- Akamai Prolexic: first choice in 11 of those 63
- Cloudflare Magic Transit: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Imperva DDoS Protection: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Radware Cloud DDoS Protection: first choice in 1 of those 63

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.