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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 202 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Wallarm API 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/wallarm-api-security/alternatives/

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

- Akamai API Security: 20
- Salt Security: 19
- 42Crunch: 13
- OWASP ZAP: 9
- StackHawk: 8
- Zuplo: 8

## API security platforms

**Small business**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Wallarm API Security (Wallarm API Security is #6 of 14 at 7%).

- 42Crunch: first choice in 9 of those 70
- Zuplo: first choice in 8 of those 70
- StackHawk: first choice in 6 of those 70
- Cloudflare API Shield: first choice in 4 of those 70
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Postman: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Akto: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Escape: first choice in 3 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Wallarm API Security (Wallarm API Security is #1 of 13 at 10%).

- Aikido Security: first choice in 5 of those 62
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 5 of those 62
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 4 of those 62
- 42Crunch: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Salt Security: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Traceable AI: first choice in 3 of those 62
- StackHawk: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Akto: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Enterprise**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Wallarm API Security (Wallarm API Security is #5 of 12 at 2%).

- Akamai API Security: first choice in 16 of those 70
- Salt Security: first choice in 16 of those 70
- Tyk: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Gravitee: first choice in 2 of those 70
- 42Crunch: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Apigee: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Cequence Unified API Protection: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Check Point CloudGuard WAF: first choice in 1 of those 70

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