# Cloudflare API Shield alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 188 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cloudflare API Shield 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/cloudflare-api-shield/alternatives

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

- Salt Security: 43
- Akamai API Security: 13
- Wallarm API Security: 11
- Zuplo: 11
- 42Crunch: 6
- StackHawk: 4

## API security platforms

**Small business**: 45 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare API Shield (Cloudflare API Shield is #1 of 13 at 33%).

- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 5 of those 45
- StackHawk: first choice in 4 of those 45
- Zuplo: first choice in 4 of those 45
- 42Crunch: first choice in 3 of those 45
- Cloudflare Application Security: first choice in 2 of those 45
- Postman: first choice in 2 of those 45
- AWS WAF: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Aikido Runtime Protection: first choice in 1 of those 45

**Mid-market**: 65 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare API Shield (Cloudflare API Shield is #4 of 15 at 10%).

- Salt Security: first choice in 13 of those 65
- Zuplo: first choice in 7 of those 65
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Akto: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Noname Security: first choice in 2 of those 65
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 2 of those 65
- 42Crunch: first choice in 1 of those 65

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare API Shield (Cloudflare API Shield is #11 of 13 at 0%).

- Salt Security: first choice in 30 of those 78
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 10 of those 78
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 3 of those 78
- 42Crunch: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Apigee: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Gravitee: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Traceable API Security Platform: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Cequence Unified API Protection: first choice in 1 of those 78

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