# Imperva API Security alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 231 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Imperva API Security 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/imperva-api-security/alternatives/

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

- Salt Security: 26
- 42Crunch: 20
- Akamai API Security: 17
- Wallarm API Security: 12
- OWASP ZAP: 11
- StackHawk: 8

## API security platforms

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Imperva API Security.

- 42Crunch: first choice in 13 of those 84
- StackHawk: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Zuplo: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Cloudflare API Shield: first choice in 6 of those 84
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Postman: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Akto: first choice in 3 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Imperva API Security (Imperva API Security is #10 of 13 at 2%).

- Salt Security: first choice in 9 of those 72
- 42Crunch: first choice in 5 of those 72
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Traceable AI: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Aikido Security: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Noname Security: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Imperva API Security (Imperva API Security is #10 of 12 at 0%).

- Salt Security: first choice in 17 of those 75
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 15 of those 75
- Tyk: first choice in 3 of those 75
- 42Crunch: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Gravitee: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Apigee: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Cequence Unified API Protection: first choice in 1 of those 75

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