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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 237 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Traceable 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/alternatives/

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

- Salt Security: 32
- Akamai API Security: 20
- 42Crunch: 19
- OWASP ZAP: 11
- Wallarm API Security: 9
- StackHawk: 8

## API security platforms

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Traceable (Traceable is #14 of 14 at 0%).

- 42Crunch: first choice in 12 of those 83
- StackHawk: first choice in 8 of those 83
- Zuplo: first choice in 8 of those 83
- Cloudflare API Shield: first choice in 6 of those 83
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 6 of those 83
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Postman: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Akto: first choice in 3 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Traceable (Traceable is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Salt Security: first choice in 11 of those 77
- Aikido Security: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Traceable AI: first choice in 6 of those 77
- 42Crunch: first choice in 5 of those 77
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Noname Security: first choice in 2 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Traceable (Traceable is #11 of 12 at 0%).

- Salt Security: first choice in 21 of those 77
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 17 of those 77
- Tyk: first choice in 3 of those 77
- 42Crunch: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Gravitee: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Apigee: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Cequence Unified API Protection: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Check Point CloudGuard WAF: first choice in 1 of those 77

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