# Imperva Cloud WAF alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 166 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Imperva Cloud 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/imperva-cloud-waf/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare WAF: 90
- Sucuri WAF: 4
- AWS WAF + Bot Control: 1
- Akamai App & API Protector: 1
- Akamai App & API Protector + Bot Manager: 1
- Azure WAF: 1

## Web application firewalls

**Small business**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Imperva Cloud WAF (Imperva Cloud WAF is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 55 of those 74
- Sucuri WAF: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Azure WAF: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Cloudflare Business Plan: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Mid-market**: 57 of 84 answers did not name Imperva Cloud WAF (Imperva Cloud WAF is #4 of 12 at 2%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 25 of those 57
- Sucuri WAF: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Barracuda WAF: first choice in 1 of those 57
- ModSecurity: first choice in 1 of those 57

**Enterprise**: 35 of 84 answers did not name Imperva Cloud WAF (Imperva Cloud WAF is #2 of 9 at 19%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 10 of those 35
- AWS WAF + Bot Control: first choice in 1 of those 35
- Akamai App & API Protector: first choice in 1 of those 35
- Akamai App & API Protector + Bot Manager: first choice in 1 of those 35
- Cisco Advanced WAF and Bot Protection: first choice in 1 of those 35
- Cloudflare Enterprise WAF plus Bot Management: first choice in 1 of those 35
- Cloudflare Externa: first choice in 1 of those 35

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