# Akamai Bot Manager alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 196 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Akamai Bot Manager holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/akamai-bot-manager/alternatives/

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

- Cloudflare Bot Management: 77
- DataDome: 18
- Indusface AppTrana: 8
- Barracuda Bot Protection: 3
- Cloudflare Bot Manager: 3
- Cloudflare Bot Fight Mode / Super Bot Fight Mode: 2

## Bot management

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Akamai Bot Manager (Akamai Bot Manager is #7 of 7 at 0%).

- Cloudflare Bot Management: first choice in 41 of those 80
- Indusface AppTrana: first choice in 6 of those 80
- DataDome: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Barracuda Bot Protection: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Cloudflare Bot Manager: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Cloudflare Super Bot Fight Mode: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Cloudflare Turnstile: first choice in 2 of those 80
- AWS WAF + Bot Control: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Akamai Bot Manager (Akamai Bot Manager is #6 of 9 at 2%).

- Cloudflare Bot Management: first choice in 26 of those 70
- DataDome: first choice in 9 of those 70
- Cloudflare Bot Fight Mode / Super Bot Fight Mode: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Fastly Bot Management: first choice in 2 of those 70
- AppTrana Bot Management: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Barracuda Bot Protection: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Cloudflare Bot Manager: first choice in 1 of those 70
- HUMAN Security: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Enterprise**: 46 of 84 answers did not name Akamai Bot Manager (Akamai Bot Manager is #3 of 8 at 11%).

- Cloudflare Bot Management: first choice in 10 of those 46
- DataDome: first choice in 5 of those 46
- Indusface AppTrana: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Arkose Bot Manager: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Cloudflare Bot Management for Enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 46
- GeeTest: first choice in 1 of those 46
- HUMAN Security: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Kasada: first choice in 1 of those 46

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