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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 71 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cloudflare 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/cloudflare-waf/alternatives

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

- Imperva Cloud WAF: 3
- Akamai App & API Protector: 1
- Cloudflare Business Plan: 1
- Cloudflare Enterprise WAF plus Bot Management: 1
- Cloudflare Externa: 1
- Cloudflare WAF with Cloudflare Bot Management: 1

## Web application firewalls

**Small business**: 17 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare WAF (Cloudflare WAF is #1 of 9 at 94%).


**Mid-market**: 28 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare WAF (Cloudflare WAF is #1 of 12 at 85%).

- Cloudflare Business Plan: first choice in 1 of those 28
- ModSecurity: first choice in 1 of those 28

**Enterprise**: 26 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare WAF (Cloudflare WAF is #1 of 9 at 60%).

- Imperva Cloud WAF: first choice in 3 of those 26
- Akamai App & API Protector: first choice in 1 of those 26
- Cloudflare Enterprise WAF plus Bot Management: first choice in 1 of those 26
- Cloudflare Externa: first choice in 1 of those 26
- Cloudflare WAF with Cloudflare Bot Management: first choice in 1 of those 26
- Radware Cloud WAF: first choice in 1 of those 26

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