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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 235 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Fastly 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/fastly-ddos-protection/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare: 160
- Akamai Prolexic: 15
- AWS Shield: 2
- Imperva DDoS Protection: 2
- Azure DDoS Protection: 1
- Cloudflare Magic Transit: 1

## DDoS protection

**Small business**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Fastly DDoS Protection (Fastly DDoS Protection is #7 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 65 of those 79

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Fastly DDoS Protection (Fastly DDoS Protection is #8 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 52 of those 75
- Akamai Prolexic: first choice in 2 of those 75
- AWS Shield: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Fastly DDoS Protection (Fastly DDoS Protection is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 43 of those 81
- Akamai Prolexic: first choice in 13 of those 81
- Imperva DDoS Protection: first choice in 2 of those 81
- AWS Shield: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Azure DDoS Protection: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Cloudflare Magic Transit: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Radware Cloud DDoS Protection: first choice in 1 of those 81

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