Alternatives

Cloudflare DDoS Protection alternatives

On the evidence we track, the strongest alternative to Cloudflare DDoS Protection is AWS Shield at 50/100. Cloudflare DDoS Protection itself ranks #5 of 6 in ddos protection. Every product below is scored on the same independent signals, so the ranking is comparable rather than a matter of opinion.

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Ranked alternatives to Cloudflare DDoS Protection

  1. 150
    AWS Shield

    Managed DDoS protection with automatic network security analysis

    medium · 55%
    vs Cloudflare DDoS Protection →
  2. 248vs Cloudflare DDoS Protection →
  3. 347
    Google Cloud Armor

    Cloud-based security platform protecting applications from distributed denial-of-service attacks and web-based threats

    low · 18%
    vs Cloudflare DDoS Protection →
  4. 445
    Fastly DDoS Protection

    Automatic DDoS defense for applications and APIs

    low · 46%
    vs Cloudflare DDoS Protection →
  5. 527
    Netscout Arbor DDoS Protection

    Enterprise-grade DDoS detection and mitigation for critical internet infrastructure

    low · 38%
    vs Cloudflare DDoS Protection →
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Why these ones

An alternative here means a product in the same category as Cloudflare DDoS Protection (DDOS Protection), ranked by the vioscaleAI composite: a confidence-weighted blend of independent signals such as adoption, release activity, pricing transparency and security posture. There are no user reviews in it, and no vendor can pay to appear or to rank higher. Where we have not confirmed something, we show that rather than guessing.

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