# Fastly Next-Gen WAF alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 207 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Fastly Next-Gen 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/fastly-next-gen-waf/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare WAF: 116
- Imperva Cloud WAF: 10
- Akamai App & API Protector: 5
- Sucuri WAF: 4
- Akamai App & API Protector + Bot Manager: 2
- Cloudflare Business Plan: 2

## Web application firewalls

**Small business**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Fastly Next-Gen WAF (Fastly Next-Gen WAF is #5 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 54 of those 73
- Sucuri WAF: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Azure WAF: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Cloudflare Bot Management: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Cloudflare Business Plan: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Fastly Next-Gen WAF (Fastly Next-Gen WAF is #7 of 12 at 0%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 35 of those 70
- Imperva Cloud WAF: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Sucuri WAF: first choice in 2 of those 70
- AWS WAF: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Barracuda WAF: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Cloudflare Business Plan: first choice in 1 of those 70
- ModSecurity: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Enterprise**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Fastly Next-Gen WAF (Fastly Next-Gen WAF is #4 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 27 of those 64
- Imperva Cloud WAF: first choice in 8 of those 64
- Akamai App & API Protector: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Akamai App & API Protector + Bot Manager: first choice in 2 of those 64
- AWS WAF + Bot Control: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Cisco Advanced WAF and Bot Protection: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Cloudflare Enterprise WAF plus Bot Management: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Cloudflare Externa: first choice in 1 of those 64

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