# Imperva: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 3 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/imperva

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data masking and test data management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-masking-and-test-data/index.md) | 0% | 34 | 0% | 2 |
| [Load balancers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/load-balancers/index.md) | 0% | 53 | 0% | 2 |
| [Application shielding](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/application-shielding/index.md) | 0% | 62 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Other popular data masking tools for mid-sized companies include BizDataX, Imperva, and IRI FieldShield." (Llama 4 Maverick, Data masking)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Imperva, from 9 of the 9 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- blog.blazingcdn.com: 3
- edgeone.ai: 3
- arxiv.org: 2
- cdnetworks.com: 2
- cloudflare.com: 2
- dl.acm.org: 2
- f.hubspotusercontent00.net: 2
- fastly.com: 2
- g2.com: 2
- imperva.com: 2 (its own site)

### Pages cited

- https://blog.blazingcdn.com/en-us/the-best-cdns-in-2026-compared-by-speed-price-and-global-coverage: 3
- https://edgeone.ai/blog/details/best-cdn-for-enterprise: 3
- https://cdnetworks.com/blog/web-performance/best-cdn-providers: 2
- https://f.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/2512652/Resource%20Downloads/CNTSYN_Kemp_Buyers%20Guide%202021_V4.pdf: 2
- https://ioriver.io/blog/security-risks-for-cdn-operations: 2
- https://kemptechnologies.com/docs/kemptechnologieslibraries/default-document-library/2025-loadmaster_buyersguide.pdf: 2
- https://kemptechnologies.com/docs/kemptechnologieslibraries/default-document-library/load-balancer-buyers-guide.pdf: 2
- https://21cloudbox.com/china-cdn-guide.html: 1

## In its own words

What Imperva's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Cyber Security Leader; complete cyber security by protecting what really matters most—your data and applications—whether on-premises or in the cloud. (https://imperva.com/)
- For: Enterprises (https://imperva.com/)
- Price stated: Pricing varies based on customer needs. Contact for a custom quote. (https://imperva.com/)
- Starting price: 0.00 (https://imperva.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Start for Free; Free Trial (https://imperva.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 260 (https://www.imperva.com/products/plans)
- Hosting: AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle, Alibaba, on-premises
- Customers named: Tower, Smallpdf, Quálitas, Banco Popular, Discovery Inc., BSE, Sabre

## What it publishes

Every page imperva.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2657 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1714 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 50 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 208 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2018-04-01
- comparison: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 309 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2018-04-01 report or ebook: Threatradar subscription services https://www.imperva.com/resources/resource-library/datasheets/threatradar-subscription-services

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.