# Azure DDoS Protection alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 207 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Azure DDoS Protection 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/azure-ddos-protection/alternatives/

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

- Cloudflare: 126
- Akamai Prolexic: 16
- Imperva DDoS Protection: 4
- Cloudflare Magic Transit: 3
- AWS Shield: 2
- Radware Cloud DDoS Protection: 2

## DDoS protection

**Small business**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Azure DDoS Protection (Azure DDoS Protection is #4 of 10 at 0%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 59 of those 72
- Sucuri: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Azure DDoS Protection (Azure DDoS Protection is #6 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 41 of those 70
- AWS Shield: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Cloudflare Business or Cloudflare Contract: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Cloudflare Magic Transit: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Imperva DDoS Protection: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Imperva Incapsula: first choice in 1 of those 70
- LevelBlue: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Radware Cloud DDoS Protection: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Enterprise**: 65 of 84 answers did not name Azure DDoS Protection (Azure DDoS Protection is #6 of 8 at 0%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 26 of those 65
- Akamai Prolexic: first choice in 16 of those 65
- Imperva DDoS Protection: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Cloudflare Magic Transit: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Cloudflare Enterprise with DDoS protection: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Cloudflare’s Enterprise plan: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Magic Transit: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Radware Cloud DDoS Protection: first choice in 1 of those 65

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.