# AWS Shield alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 100 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where AWS Shield 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/aws-shield/alternatives/

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

- Cloudflare: 30
- Akamai Prolexic: 7
- Cloudflare Magic Transit: 2
- Imperva DDoS Protection: 2
- Cloudflare’s Enterprise plan: 1
- Imperva Incapsula: 1

## DDoS protection

**Small business**: 22 of 84 answers did not name AWS Shield (AWS Shield is #2 of 10 at 0%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 9 of those 22
- Sucuri: first choice in 1 of those 22

**Mid-market**: 38 of 84 answers did not name AWS Shield (AWS Shield is #2 of 9 at 4%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 11 of those 38
- Imperva DDoS Protection: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Imperva Incapsula: first choice in 1 of those 38
- LevelBlue: first choice in 1 of those 38

**Enterprise**: 40 of 84 answers did not name AWS Shield (AWS Shield is #5 of 8 at 0%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 10 of those 40
- Akamai Prolexic: first choice in 7 of those 40
- Cloudflare Magic Transit: first choice in 2 of those 40
- Cloudflare’s Enterprise plan: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Imperva DDoS Protection: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Radware Cloud DDoS Protection: first choice in 1 of those 40

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