# Radware Cloud WAF 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 Radware Cloud WAF 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/radware-cloud-waf/alternatives/

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

- Cloudflare WAF: 143
- Akamai App & API Protector: 10
- Imperva Cloud WAF: 8
- Sucuri WAF: 6
- AWS WAF: 5
- ModSecurity: 4

## Web application firewalls

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Radware Cloud WAF.

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 68 of those 84
- Sucuri WAF: first choice in 6 of those 84
- AWS WAF: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Akamai App & API Protector: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Barracuda WAF: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Cloudflare Application Security: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Cloudflare's Pro/Business plans: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Imperva Cloud WAF: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Radware Cloud WAF (Radware Cloud WAF is #4 of 11 at 2%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 42 of those 80
- ModSecurity: first choice in 4 of those 80
- AWS WAF: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Barracuda Web Application Firewall: first choice in 2 of those 80
- OWASP Core Rule Set: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Barracuda WAF: first choice in 1 of those 80
- BunkerWeb: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Check Point CloudGuard: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Radware Cloud WAF (Radware Cloud WAF is #8 of 9 at 0%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 33 of those 77
- Akamai App & API Protector: first choice in 9 of those 77
- Imperva Cloud WAF: first choice in 7 of those 77
- F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Fastly Next-Gen WAF: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Imperva Web Application Firewall: first choice in 2 of those 77
- AWS WAF: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Akamai Adaptive Application Firewall: first choice in 1 of those 77

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