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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 220 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cloudflare Page 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/cloudflare-page-shield/alternatives/

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

- cside: 20
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: 12
- Reflectiz: 12
- Imperva Client-Side Protection: 10
- Akamai Client-Side Protection & Compliance: 6
- Cloudflare Client-Side Security: 5

## Client-side protection

**Small business**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare Page Shield (Cloudflare Page Shield is #6 of 9 at 2%).

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 9 of those 69
- cside: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Reflectiz: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Bitdefender GravityZone Small Business Security: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Sentry: first choice in 3 of those 69
- c/side: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Cloudflare Application Security and Performance with Page Shield: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Imperva Client-Side Protection: first choice in 2 of those 69

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare Page Shield (Cloudflare Page Shield is #7 of 8 at 0%).

- cside: first choice in 7 of those 77
- Cloudflare Client-Side Security: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Reflectiz: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Akamai Client-Side Protection & Compliance: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Feroot PaymentGuard: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 77
- HUMAN Security: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Jscrambler Webpage Integrity: first choice in 2 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare Page Shield (Cloudflare Page Shield is #8 of 10 at 6%).

- Imperva Client-Side Protection: first choice in 8 of those 74
- cside: first choice in 8 of those 74
- Feroot Security: first choice in 5 of those 74
- CrowdStrike Falcon: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Reflectiz: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Akamai Client-Side Protection & Compliance: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Source Defense: first choice in 3 of those 74

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