# Google Cloud Armor alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 219 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Google Cloud Armor 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/google-cloud-armor/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare: 144
- Akamai Prolexic: 14
- AWS Shield: 2
- Imperva DDoS Protection: 2
- Azure DDoS Protection: 1
- Cloudflare Magic Transit: 1

## DDoS protection

**Small business**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Google Cloud Armor (Google Cloud Armor is #4 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 59 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Google Cloud Armor (Google Cloud Armor is #6 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 51 of those 74
- Akamai Prolexic: first choice in 2 of those 74
- AWS Shield: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Google Cloud Armor (Google Cloud Armor is #7 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 34 of those 73
- Akamai Prolexic: first choice in 12 of those 73
- Imperva DDoS Protection: first choice in 2 of those 73
- AWS Shield: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Azure DDoS Protection: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Cloudflare Magic Transit: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Radware Cloud DDoS Protection: first choice in 1 of those 73

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