Best F5 Distributed Cloud API Security Alternatives & Competitors in 2026

F5 WAF for NGINX and F5 DoS for NGINX

WAF and L7 DoS protection for modern apps and APIs in DevOps environments

Ammune API Discovery

API security platform with discovery, WAF, bot protection, and DDoS defense

Indusface AppTrana - API Protection

Managed API security platform with discovery, DAST, WAF, and 24x7 SOC

Fastly API Security

API security platform for discovery, monitoring, and protection at edge

Imperva API Security

Unified API security platform for discovery, risk assessment, and mitigation

Sense Defence Advanced Rate Limiting

Advanced rate limiting solution for web apps and APIs with AI-driven controls

Wallarm API Security

Unified API and AI security platform for discovery, protection, and testing

Arcjet

Developer-first security SDK for bot detection, rate limiting, and attack protection

DataDome Bot Protect

Bot management platform blocking bad bots & malicious AI across web, apps & APIs.

HydroX AI Intelligent Guardian

AI-powered bot detection that classifies automated traffic to block threats in real time.

42Crunch API Protection

API runtime protection with content validation, threat detection & throttling

Data Theorem API Security

API security platform for discovery, testing, and runtime protection

Cequence AI Gateway

Unified platform for API security, bot management, and AI gateway protection

Levo Runtime Application Security

Runtime application security platform for API and AI stack protection

Operant AI API Threat Protection

Runtime API threat protection for Kubernetes environments with discovery

Cequence API Security

API security platform for discovery, testing, and protection of APIs

Cequence CQAI

AI-powered API threat detection using behavioral fingerprinting & threat intel

ThreatX Attacker-Centric Behavioral Analytics

Behavioral analytics platform for API and application threat detection

Impart AI

AI-powered runtime protection platform for WAF, API, and AI security

CHEQ Defend

Bot mitigation & fraud prevention platform for websites and APIs

Cloudflare API Shield

API security platform for discovering, validating, and protecting API endpoints

Miggo WAF Copilot

AI-powered WAF rule automation for instant vulnerability protection

Prophaze API Security

AI-powered API security platform with threat detection and discovery

AppCheck API Scanner

API vulnerability scanner with support for REST, SOAP, and GraphQL APIs

Arkose Labs Arkose Titan

Bot, AI agent, and fraud detection platform for digital user journeys

Kasada Bot Defense

Bot defense platform protecting websites, mobile apps, and APIs from attacks

Salt Security Illuminate

API security platform providing discovery, posture management, and threat detection

DataDome Ad Protect

ML-based click fraud & bot detection tool to protect ad spend.

Dymo API

Fraud detection API for validating emails, IPs, phones, wallets, URLs & more.

Traceable AppSec

Platform for API & app security with discovery, testing, and protection

42Crunch API Security Platform

Platform for automated API security testing and runtime threat protection

APIsec API Security

AI-powered API security testing platform with continuous attack simulation

TrustCaptcha

A privacy-focused CAPTCHA alternative that protects websites from bot attacks using proof-of-work challenges and AI-based detection while maintaining GDPR compliance.

Contrast Application Detection and Response (ADR)

Runtime protection for apps and APIs detecting and blocking exploits and attacks

Akamai Bot Manager

Bot detection and mitigation solution protecting web apps and APIs

CloudMatos MatosSphere API Security

API security platform for SMBs with threat detection and vulnerability mgmt.

Checkmarx API Security

API security tool that discovers APIs in code and addresses vulnerabilities

Upstream Fusion API Security

API security platform for automotive, mobility & transportation industries

Invicti API Security

API security testing platform with discovery, scanning, and remediation

StackHawk API Discovery

API discovery tool that maps application attack surface from source code

Edgescan API Security Testing

API discovery, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing platform

Guardio Safe Browsing

AI-based real-time security engine for blocking web threats in browsers & agents

Hypernative Firewall

Onchain firewall that blocks malicious blockchain transactions in real-time

Pynt Detect Sensitive Data and Excessive Data Exposure

AI-powered API security tool detecting sensitive data & excessive data exposure

Source Defense How it works

Client-side security for websites against 3rd party vendor attacks

Spherical Defense Autonomous Protection

AI-powered API security platform using unsupervised deep learning

Salt Security Salt Collect

Analyzes API traffic to detect vulnerabilities, misconfigurations & data exposure