# ModSecurity alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 238 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where ModSecurity 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/modsecurity/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare WAF: 144
- Akamai App & API Protector: 15
- Imperva Cloud WAF: 15
- Sucuri WAF: 4
- Akamai App & API Protector + Bot Manager: 2
- Cloudflare Business Plan: 2

## Web application firewalls

**Small business**: 76 of 84 answers did not name ModSecurity (ModSecurity is #6 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 58 of those 76
- Sucuri WAF: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Azure WAF: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Cloudflare Bot Management: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Cloudflare Business Plan: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name ModSecurity (ModSecurity is #6 of 12 at 2%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 44 of those 79
- Imperva Cloud WAF: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Sucuri WAF: first choice in 2 of those 79
- AWS WAF: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Akamai App & API Protector: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Barracuda WAF: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Cloudflare Business Plan: first choice in 1 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name ModSecurity.

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 42 of those 83
- Akamai App & API Protector: first choice in 14 of those 83
- Imperva Cloud WAF: first choice in 13 of those 83
- Akamai App & API Protector + Bot Manager: first choice in 2 of those 83
- F5 Distributed Cloud WAF: first choice in 2 of those 83
- AWS WAF + Bot Control: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Cisco Advanced WAF and Bot Protection: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Cloudflare Enterprise WAF plus Bot Management: first choice in 1 of those 83

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