# Radware API Protection: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/radware-api-protection

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [API security platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/api-security-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 23 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best for runtime WAAP protection with live production traffic discovery and business logic defense." (Muse Glimmer 30B, API security)
- "Choose Imperva or Radware when WAAP, bot, and DDoS capabilities are priorities." (Perplexity Sonar, API security)
- "Best for: Real-time API discovery and business logic protection within a WAAP" (Mistral Small, API security)
- "If you need unified WAF + API + DDoS + bot protection → Radware or Wallarm" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, API security)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Radware API Protection, from 6 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- radware.com: 6 (its own site)
- checkmarx.com: 4
- akamai.com: 3
- checkpoint.com: 3
- treblle.com: 3
- cloud.google.com: 2
- peerspot.com: 2
- salt.security: 2
- traceable.ai: 2
- wallarm.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://radware.com/cyberpedia/application-security/choosing-api-security-solutions: 5
- https://checkmarx.com/learn/api-security/evaluating-api-security-solutions-for-compliance-8-providers-compared: 4
- https://radware.com/cyberpedia/application-security/api-security-platforms: 4
- https://radware.com/cyberpedia/application-security/enterprise-tools-for-managing-and-securing-rest-and-graphql-apis: 4
- https://akamai.com/site/en/documents/ebook/2024/api-security-buyers-guide.pdf: 3
- https://treblle.com/blog/top-api-security-tools-2024: 3
- https://checkpoint.com/cyber-hub/what-is-application-security-appsec/what-is-api-security/the-5-top-api-security-tools: 2
- https://peerspot.com/categories/api-security: 2

## In its own words

What Radware API Protection's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Radware as Leader (https://www.radware.com/spark-matrix-api-security)
- For: Access API Security Findings & Rankings (https://www.radware.com/spark-matrix-api-security)
- Price stated: free of charge (https://www.radware.com/solutions/api-protection/demo-and-free-trial)
- Free plan or trial: free trial period (90 days) (https://www.radware.com/spark-matrix-api-security)
- Hosting: Global

## 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.