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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 246 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Gcore 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/gcore-ddos-protection/alternatives/

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

- Cloudflare: 164
- Akamai Prolexic: 17
- Cloudflare Magic Transit: 4
- Imperva DDoS Protection: 4
- AWS Shield: 2
- Magic Transit: 2

## DDoS protection

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Gcore DDoS Protection.

- Cloudflare: first choice in 68 of those 81
- Sucuri: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Gcore DDoS Protection (Gcore DDoS Protection is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 52 of those 81
- AWS Shield: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Cloudflare Business or Cloudflare Contract: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Cloudflare Magic Transit: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Fastly DDoS Protection: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Imperva DDoS Protection: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Imperva Incapsula: first choice in 1 of those 81
- LevelBlue: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Gcore DDoS Protection.

- Cloudflare: first choice in 44 of those 84
- Akamai Prolexic: first choice in 17 of those 84
- Cloudflare Magic Transit: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Imperva DDoS Protection: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Magic Transit: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Akamai Security: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Cloudflare Enterprise with DDoS protection: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Cloudflare’s Enterprise plan: first choice in 1 of those 84

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