# Sucuri WAF alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 203 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Sucuri WAF 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/sucuri-waf/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare WAF: 109
- Akamai App & API Protector: 15
- Imperva Cloud WAF: 15
- Akamai App & API Protector + Bot Manager: 2
- F5 Distributed Cloud WAF: 2
- AWS WAF: 1

## Web application firewalls

**Small business**: 45 of 84 answers did not name Sucuri WAF (Sucuri WAF is #2 of 9 at 2%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 27 of those 45
- Azure WAF: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Cloudflare Bot Management: first choice in 1 of those 45

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Sucuri WAF (Sucuri WAF is #2 of 12 at 4%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 40 of those 74
- Imperva Cloud WAF: first choice in 2 of those 74
- AWS WAF: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Akamai App & API Protector: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Barracuda WAF: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Cloudflare Business Plan: first choice in 1 of those 74
- ModSecurity: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Sucuri WAF.

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 42 of those 84
- Akamai App & API Protector: first choice in 14 of those 84
- Imperva Cloud WAF: first choice in 13 of those 84
- Akamai App & API Protector + Bot Manager: first choice in 2 of those 84
- F5 Distributed Cloud WAF: first choice in 2 of those 84
- AWS WAF + Bot Control: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Cisco Advanced WAF and Bot Protection: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Cloudflare Enterprise WAF plus Bot Management: first choice in 1 of those 84

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