# F5 Distributed Cloud API Security alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 249 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where F5 Distributed Cloud API Security 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/f5-distributed-cloud-api-security/alternatives

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

- Salt Security: 53
- Cloudflare API Shield: 28
- Wallarm API Security: 15
- Akamai API Security: 14
- Zuplo: 13
- 42Crunch: 12

## API security platforms

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name F5 Distributed Cloud API Security.

- Cloudflare API Shield: first choice in 23 of those 84
- 42Crunch: first choice in 10 of those 84
- StackHawk: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Zuplo: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Indusface AppTrana: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Postman: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Cloudflare Application Security: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 84 of 84 answers did not name F5 Distributed Cloud API Security (F5 Distributed Cloud API Security is #15 of 15 at 0%).

- Salt Security: first choice in 19 of those 84
- Zuplo: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Cloudflare API Shield: first choice in 5 of those 84
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Akto: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Traceable API Security Platform: first choice in 3 of those 84

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name F5 Distributed Cloud API Security (F5 Distributed Cloud API Security is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Salt Security: first choice in 34 of those 81
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 11 of those 81
- Traceable API Security Platform: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 4 of those 81
- 42Crunch: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Gravitee: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Tyk: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Apigee: first choice in 1 of those 81

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