# DataDome alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 157 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where DataDome 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/datadome/alternatives/

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

- Cloudflare Bot Management: 54
- Indusface AppTrana: 6
- Akamai Bot Manager: 4
- Cloudflare Bot Manager: 4
- Cloudflare Bot Fight Mode / Super Bot Fight Mode: 2
- Cloudflare Super Bot Fight Mode: 2

## Bot management

**Small business**: 64 of 84 answers did not name DataDome (DataDome is #3 of 7 at 6%).

- Cloudflare Bot Management: first choice in 30 of those 64
- Indusface AppTrana: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Cloudflare Bot Manager: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Cloudflare Super Bot Fight Mode: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Cloudflare Turnstile: first choice in 2 of those 64
- AWS WAF + Bot Control: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Botpress: first choice in 1 of those 64
- CHEQ Essentials Bot Mitigation: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Mid-market**: 51 of 84 answers did not name DataDome (DataDome is #2 of 9 at 22%).

- Cloudflare Bot Management: first choice in 16 of those 51
- Cloudflare Bot Fight Mode / Super Bot Fight Mode: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Cloudflare Bot Manager: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Barracuda Bot Protection: first choice in 1 of those 51
- PerimeterX: first choice in 1 of those 51

**Enterprise**: 42 of 84 answers did not name DataDome (DataDome is #2 of 8 at 17%).

- Cloudflare Bot Management: first choice in 8 of those 42
- Akamai Bot Manager: first choice in 4 of those 42
- Indusface AppTrana: first choice in 2 of those 42
- Cloudflare Bot Management for Enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 42
- F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense: first choice in 1 of those 42
- GeeTest: first choice in 1 of those 42
- HUMAN Bot Defender: first choice in 1 of those 42
- HUMAN Security: first choice in 1 of those 42

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