Bot management · October 2026 Edition
DataDome vs Fastly Bot Management
Five of fourteen models named DataDome first on the direct prompt; two named Fastly Bot Management. DataDome was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Fastly Bot Management by ten and DataDome carries 49 labels and Fastly Bot Management 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share22%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate12%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels4912A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, DataDome reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Cloudflare Bot Management was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Cloudflare Bot Management vs DataDome · Cloudflare Bot Management vs Fastly Bot Management · DataDome vs HUMAN Security
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the bot management page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
DataDomeFirst choices, of fourteen modelsFastly Bot Management
Direct52
Paraphrase402 against DataDome
Comparative30
Budget-constrained003 against DataDome
Scale-constrained20
Negative001 against DataDome
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, DataDome and Fastly Bot Management were named in the same answer seventeen times, of the 149 answers naming DataDome and the 22 naming Fastly Bot Management. In those answers Fastly Bot Management took the first choice zero times and DataDome three.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where DataDome and Fastly Bot Management stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | |||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | |
DataDome Fastly Bot Management first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, DataDome on the left and Fastly Bot Management on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where DataDome and Fastly Bot Management stood in it.
Both were the first choice
2 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Mistral SmallDataDome, Fastly Bot Management alternatives: Cloudflare Bot Management, Imperva Advanced Bot Protection
MiniMax M2.5DataDome, Fastly Bot Management alternatives: Cloudflare Bot Management, HUMAN Security, Imperva Advanced Bot Protection
DataDome first, Fastly Bot Management an alternative
3 of 14 modelsFastly Bot Management was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashDataDome alternatives: Cequence Security, Cloudflare Bot Management, Indusface AppTrana
Kimi K2DataDome alternatives: Cloudflare Bot Management, Fastly Bot Management
Muse Glimmer 30BDataDome alternatives: Barracuda Bot Protection, Cloudbric Bot Protection, Cloudflare Bot Management, Fastly Bot Management
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5AppTrana Bot Management alternatives: DataDome, Netacea Bot Management, Radware Bot Manager
GPT-5.4 miniCloudflare Bot Management alternatives: Arkose Labs, DataDome, HUMAN Security
Grok 4.1 FastCloudflare Bot Management alternatives: DataDome, HUMAN Security
DeepSeek V4 FlashCloudflare Bot Management alternatives: CHEQ, DataDome
Qwen 3.7 FlashCloudflare Bot Management alternatives: DataDome, Imperva Advanced Bot Protection, Indusface AppTrana
GLM 4.7 FlashXCloudflare Bot Management alternatives: DataDome, Imperva Advanced Bot Protection
GPT-6 LunaCloudflare Bot Management alternatives: DataDome, Fastly Bot Management
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Perplexity SonarCloudflare Bot Management alternatives: Akamai Bot Manager, Indusface AppTrana, Radware Bot Manager
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
DataDome leads by six points.
DataDome6%#3 of 7Fastly Bot Management0%#– of 7Mid-marketThe figures above
DataDome leads by eighteen points.
DataDome22%#2 of 9Fastly Bot Management4%#3 of 9Enterprise
DataDome leads by seventeen points.
DataDome17%#2 of 8Fastly Bot Management0%#– of 8What the models said about DataDome
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“If you are currently evaluating dedicated bot-management vendors (such as DataDome, HUMAN, Kasada, Akamai, or F5), watch out for these contract and technical warning signs” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“DataDome's published Essentials plan starts at $3,830/month, so I'd reserve it for a clear need and budget.” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“No free tier (free trial only) | Enterprise‑only pricing (custom quotes) ... can budget >$200/mo” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · soft negative
“DataDome | Real-time, multi-surface protection | Sub-2ms latency, <0.01% false positives, strong API/mobile coverage, 24/7 SOC | Can be pricier” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“If you have the budget (~$45k/year) and want the highest protection with the least amount of internal work, go with DataDome.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“DataDome (Leader in Forrester Wave) ... Superior AI-agent trust management, zero-friction UX, and excellent API-level protection.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Fastly Bot Management
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“DataDome and Fastly are highlighted as the top choices for mid-market companies.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“DataDome or Fastly would be the best starting points” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Fastly Bot Management and Akamai Bot Manager offer features like transparent insights and straightforward configuration.” Llama 4 Maverick · scale prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.