# Sucuri WAF alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 203 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Sucuri 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/sucuri-waf/alternatives/

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

- Cloudflare WAF: 105
- Akamai App & API Protector: 13
- Imperva Cloud WAF: 11
- AWS WAF: 5
- ModSecurity: 4
- F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF: 3

## Web application firewalls

**Small business**: 45 of 84 answers did not name Sucuri WAF (Sucuri WAF is #2 of 9 at 11%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 32 of those 45
- AWS WAF: first choice in 2 of those 45
- Akamai App & API Protector: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Barracuda WAF: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Imperva Cloud WAF: first choice in 1 of those 45

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Sucuri WAF (Sucuri WAF is #8 of 11 at 0%).

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 36 of those 74
- ModSecurity: first choice in 4 of those 74
- AWS WAF: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Barracuda Web Application Firewall: first choice in 2 of those 74
- OWASP Core Rule Set: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Barracuda WAF: first choice in 1 of those 74
- BunkerWeb: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Check Point CloudGuard: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Sucuri WAF.

- Cloudflare WAF: first choice in 37 of those 84
- Akamai App & API Protector: first choice in 12 of those 84
- Imperva Cloud WAF: first choice in 10 of those 84
- F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Fastly Next-Gen WAF: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Imperva Web Application Firewall: first choice in 2 of those 84
- AWS WAF: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Akamai Adaptive Application Firewall: first choice in 1 of those 84

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