# Google Cloud Armor alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 225 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Google Cloud Armor 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/google-cloud-armor/alternatives/

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

- Cloudflare: 144
- Akamai Prolexic: 14
- Cloudflare Magic Transit: 4
- Imperva DDoS Protection: 3
- AWS Shield: 2
- Radware Cloud DDoS Protection: 2

## DDoS protection

**Small business**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Google Cloud Armor (Google Cloud Armor is #5 of 10 at 0%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 64 of those 77
- Sucuri: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Google Cloud Armor (Google Cloud Armor is #7 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 45 of those 74
- AWS Shield: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Cloudflare Business or Cloudflare Contract: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Cloudflare Magic Transit: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Imperva DDoS Protection: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Imperva Incapsula: first choice in 1 of those 74
- LevelBlue: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Radware Cloud DDoS Protection: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Google Cloud Armor (Google Cloud Armor is #7 of 8 at 0%).

- Cloudflare: first choice in 35 of those 74
- Akamai Prolexic: first choice in 14 of those 74
- Cloudflare Magic Transit: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Imperva DDoS Protection: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Akamai Security: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Cloudflare Enterprise with DDoS protection: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Cloudflare’s Enterprise plan: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Radware Cloud DDoS Protection: first choice in 1 of those 74

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