# open-appsec: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/open-appsec

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Web application firewalls](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/web-application-firewalls/index.md) | 0% | 67 | 50% | 2 |

## And against it

- "open-appsec can be used for free, but require more setup and maintenance" (Mistral Small, WAF)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 open-appsec, from 9 of the 9 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- openappsec.io: 8 (its own site)
- checkpoint.com: 5
- g2.com: 4
- radware.com: 4
- wafplanet.com: 4
- akamai.com: 3
- atomicorp.com: 3
- fastly.com: 3
- geekflare.com: 3
- imperva.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://openappsec.io/post/best-waf-solutions-in-2024-2025-real-world-comparison: 4
- https://checkpoint.com/cyber-hub/cloud-security/what-is-web-application-firewall/the-top-5-waf-providers: 3
- https://geekflare.com/guides/best-web-application-firewall: 3
- https://mgsoftware.nl/en/tools/best-web-application-firewalls: 3
- https://atomicorp.com/web-application-firewall-waf-costs-shouldnt-exclude-you: 2
- https://bleepingcomputer.com/sysadmin/guides/best-web-application-firewalls: 2
- https://fastly.com/blog/most-reliable-web-application-firewalls: 2
- https://g2.com/categories/web-application-firewall-waf/small-business: 2

## In its own words

What open-appsec's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Automatic Open Source WAF & API Security (https://openappsec.io/)
- For: Web apps & APIs (https://openappsec.io/)
- Price stated: Three straightforward options. No hidden costs. (https://www.openappsec.io/pricing-1)
- Starting price: 99 USD/month (https://www.openappsec.io/pricing-1)
- Free plan or trial: Free Unlimited HTTP Req (https://www.openappsec.io/pricing-1)
- Customers named: Proxeem

## What it publishes

Every page openappsec.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 280 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 105 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-18
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 30 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-21
- Recent: 2026-04-21 glossary or explainer: What is open appsec https://docs.openappsec.io/what-is-open-appsec
- Recent: 2026-01-18 blog: Best waf solutions in 2026 real world comparison https://www.openappsec.io/post/best-waf-solutions-in-2026-real-world-comparison
- Recent: 2025-12-04 blog: Zero day protection for react2shell cve 2025 55182 https://www.openappsec.io/post/zero-day-protection-for-react2shell-cve-2025-55182

## 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.