# Traceable AI alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 224 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Traceable AI 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/traceable-ai/alternatives/

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

- Salt Security: 21
- Akamai API Security: 19
- 42Crunch: 17
- Wallarm API Security: 12
- OWASP ZAP: 11
- StackHawk: 10

## API security platforms

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Traceable AI.

- 42Crunch: first choice in 11 of those 82
- StackHawk: first choice in 8 of those 82
- Zuplo: first choice in 8 of those 82
- Cloudflare API Shield: first choice in 6 of those 82
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 5 of those 82
- Postman: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Akto: first choice in 3 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Traceable AI (Traceable AI is #6 of 13 at 6%).

- Salt Security: first choice in 7 of those 73
- Aikido Security: first choice in 5 of those 73
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 5 of those 73
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 5 of those 73
- 42Crunch: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Noname Security: first choice in 3 of those 73
- StackHawk: first choice in 2 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Traceable AI (Traceable AI is #6 of 12 at 2%).

- Akamai API Security: first choice in 15 of those 69
- Salt Security: first choice in 14 of those 69
- Tyk: first choice in 3 of those 69
- 42Crunch: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Apigee: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Cequence Unified API Protection: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Check Point CloudGuard WAF: first choice in 1 of those 69

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