# Fastly Bot Management alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 241 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Fastly Bot Management 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/fastly-bot-management/alternatives/

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

- Cloudflare Bot Management: 97
- DataDome: 31
- Akamai Bot Manager: 10
- HUMAN Security: 8
- Indusface AppTrana: 8
- Cloudflare Bot Manager: 4

## Bot management

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Fastly Bot Management.

- Cloudflare Bot Management: first choice in 40 of those 81
- Indusface AppTrana: first choice in 6 of those 81
- DataDome: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Barracuda Bot Protection: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Cloudflare Bot Manager: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Cloudflare Super Bot Fight Mode: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Cloudflare Turnstile: first choice in 2 of those 81
- AWS WAF + Bot Control: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Fastly Bot Management (Fastly Bot Management is #3 of 9 at 4%).

- Cloudflare Bot Management: first choice in 31 of those 77
- DataDome: first choice in 10 of those 77
- HUMAN Security: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Cloudflare Bot Fight Mode / Super Bot Fight Mode: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Cloudflare Bot Manager: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Akamai Bot Manager: first choice in 1 of those 77
- AppTrana Bot Management: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Barracuda Bot Protection: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Fastly Bot Management.

- Cloudflare Bot Management: first choice in 26 of those 83
- DataDome: first choice in 16 of those 83
- Akamai Bot Manager: first choice in 9 of those 83
- HUMAN Security: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Cloudflare Bot Management for Enterprise: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Imperva Advanced Bot Protection: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Indusface AppTrana: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Kasada: first choice in 2 of those 83

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