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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 224 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Azure 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/azure-waf/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare WAF: 132
- Imperva Cloud WAF: 14
- Akamai App & API Protector: 12
- Sucuri WAF: 4
- Akamai App & API Protector + Bot Manager: 2
- Cloudflare Business Plan: 2

## Web application firewalls

**Small business**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Azure WAF (Azure WAF is #4 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 53 of those 70
- Sucuri WAF: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Cloudflare Bot Management: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Cloudflare Business Plan: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Azure WAF (Azure WAF is #10 of 12 at 0%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 42 of those 77
- Imperva Cloud WAF: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Sucuri WAF: first choice in 2 of those 77
- AWS WAF: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Akamai App & API Protector: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Barracuda WAF: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Cloudflare Business Plan: first choice in 1 of those 77
- ModSecurity: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Azure WAF (Azure WAF is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 37 of those 77
- Imperva Cloud WAF: first choice in 12 of those 77
- Akamai App & API Protector: first choice in 11 of those 77
- Akamai App & API Protector + Bot Manager: first choice in 2 of those 77
- F5 Distributed Cloud WAF: first choice in 2 of those 77
- AWS WAF + Bot Control: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Cisco Advanced WAF and Bot Protection: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Cloudflare Enterprise WAF plus Bot Management: first choice in 1 of those 77

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