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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 191 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Salt 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/salt-security/alternatives/

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

- 42Crunch: 19
- OWASP ZAP: 11
- Akamai API Security: 10
- StackHawk: 10
- Wallarm API Security: 8
- Zuplo: 8

## API security platforms

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Salt Security (Salt Security is #13 of 14 at 2%).

- 42Crunch: first choice in 13 of those 81
- StackHawk: first choice in 8 of those 81
- Zuplo: first choice in 7 of those 81
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 6 of those 81
- Cloudflare API Shield: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Postman: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Akto: first choice in 3 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 63 of 84 answers did not name Salt Security (Salt Security is #4 of 13 at 8%).

- Aikido Security: first choice in 5 of those 63
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 5 of those 63
- 42Crunch: first choice in 4 of those 63
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Noname Security: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 3 of those 63
- StackHawk: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Traceable AI: first choice in 2 of those 63

**Enterprise**: 47 of 84 answers did not name Salt Security (Salt Security is #2 of 12 at 31%).

- Akamai API Security: first choice in 7 of those 47
- Tyk: first choice in 3 of those 47
- 42Crunch: first choice in 2 of those 47
- Apigee: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Cequence Unified API Protection: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Check Point CloudGuard WAF: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Gravitee: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Zuplo: first choice in 1 of those 47

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