# Imperva API Security alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 227 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Imperva 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/imperva-api-security/alternatives

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

- Salt Security: 39
- Cloudflare API Shield: 28
- Zuplo: 13
- 42Crunch: 12
- Wallarm API Security: 12
- StackHawk: 9

## API security platforms

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Imperva API Security (Imperva API Security is #10 of 13 at 0%).

- Cloudflare API Shield: first choice in 23 of those 83
- 42Crunch: first choice in 10 of those 83
- StackHawk: first choice in 9 of those 83
- Zuplo: first choice in 6 of those 83
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Indusface AppTrana: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Postman: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Cloudflare Application Security: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Imperva API Security (Imperva API Security is #11 of 15 at 2%).

- Salt Security: first choice in 16 of those 76
- Zuplo: first choice in 7 of those 76
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Cloudflare API Shield: first choice in 5 of those 76
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Akto: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Traceable API Security Platform: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Imperva API Security (Imperva API Security is #7 of 13 at 2%).

- Salt Security: first choice in 23 of those 68
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 7 of those 68
- 42Crunch: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Gravitee: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Traceable API Security Platform: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Tyk: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Apigee: first choice in 1 of those 68

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