# Salt Security alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 165 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Salt Security 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/salt-security/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare API Shield: 25
- Wallarm API Security: 10
- Zuplo: 10
- 42Crunch: 9
- StackHawk: 8
- OWASP ZAP: 6

## API security platforms

**Small business**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Salt Security (Salt Security is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Cloudflare API Shield: first choice in 20 of those 76
- 42Crunch: first choice in 9 of those 76
- StackHawk: first choice in 7 of those 76
- Zuplo: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Indusface AppTrana: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Cloudflare Application Security: first choice in 2 of those 76
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Mid-market**: 50 of 84 answers did not name Salt Security (Salt Security is #1 of 15 at 16%).

- Cloudflare API Shield: first choice in 5 of those 50
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 4 of those 50
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 4 of those 50
- Zuplo: first choice in 4 of those 50
- Akto: first choice in 2 of those 50
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 2 of those 50
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Gravitee: first choice in 1 of those 50

**Enterprise**: 39 of 84 answers did not name Salt Security (Salt Security is #1 of 13 at 44%).

- Apigee: first choice in 2 of those 39
- Gravitee: first choice in 2 of those 39
- Tyk: first choice in 2 of those 39
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 2 of those 39
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Levo.ai: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Postman: first choice in 1 of those 39
- StackHawk: first choice in 1 of those 39

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