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Best Azure DDoS Protection Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from DDoS protection software ranked against Azure DDoS Protection on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    F5 BIG-IP APM Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.1
    Azure DDoS Protection vs F5 BIG-IP APM
  2. 2
    Fastly Image Optimizer Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.01/mo6.4
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Fastly Image Optimizer
  3. 3
    AWS Shield Free plan apiWeb $3,000/mo6.3
    Azure DDoS Protection vs AWS Shield
  4. 4
    Gcore DDoS Protection Free plan apiWeb $275/mo6.3
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Gcore DDoS Protection
  5. 5
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free6.3
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  6. 6
    Tencent Cloud API Gateway Free plan apiWeb Free6.3
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Tencent Cloud API Gateway
  7. 7
    Cloudflare DDoS Protection Free plan Web $20/mo6.2
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Cloudflare DDoS Protection
  8. 8
    Check Point DDoS Protector Linuxself-hostedWeb 5.8
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Check Point DDoS Protector
  9. 9
    Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G Web 5.7
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
  10. 10
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection apiself-hostedWeb 5.7
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Nexusguard DDoS Protection
  11. 11
    A10 Thunder ADC Free trial apiLinuxself-hosted 5.6
    Azure DDoS Protection vs A10 Thunder ADC
  12. 12
    Nokia Deepfield Defender apiself-hosted 5.6
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Nokia Deepfield Defender
  13. 13
    Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS Web $1,580/mo5.5
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS
  14. 14
    Andrisoft Wanguard Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $49.58/mo5.5
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Andrisoft Wanguard
  15. 16
    Qrator DDoS Protection Free trial apiWeb 5.5
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Qrator DDoS Protection
  16. 17
    Radware Alteon apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Radware Alteon
  17. 18
    StormWall DDoS Protection Free trial apiself-hostedWeb $500/mo5.5
    Azure DDoS Protection vs StormWall DDoS Protection
  18. 19
    Cloudflare Magic Transit apiWeb 5.4
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Cloudflare Magic Transit
  19. 20
    FastNetMon Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $60/mo5.4
    Azure DDoS Protection vs FastNetMon
  20. 21
    Imperva API Security Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Imperva API Security

Azure DDoS Protection alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1F5 BIG-IP APM7.1No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Fastly Image Optimizer6.4Free plan$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web
3AWS Shield6.3Free plan$3,000/moAPI, Web
4Gcore DDoS Protection6.3Free plan$275/moAPI, Web
5Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management6.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
6Tencent Cloud API Gateway6.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
7Cloudflare DDoS Protection6.2Free plan$20/moWeb
8Check Point DDoS Protector5.8No—Linux, self-hosted, Web
9Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G5.7No—Web
10Nexusguard DDoS Protection5.7No—API, self-hosted, Web
11A10 Thunder ADC5.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted
12Nokia Deepfield Defender5.6No—API, self-hosted
13Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS5.5No$1,580/moWeb
14Andrisoft Wanguard5.5No$49.58/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16Qrator DDoS Protection5.5No—API, Web
17Radware Alteon5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18StormWall DDoS Protection5.5No$500/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
19Cloudflare Magic Transit5.4No—API, Web
20FastNetMon5.4No$60/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
21Imperva API Security5.4No—API, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Azure DDoS Protection alternatives

What is the best alternative to Azure DDoS Protection?

F5 BIG-IP APM, number 1 in DDoS protection software with a score of 7.1 out of 10. The others here: Fastly Image Optimizer, AWS Shield, Gcore DDoS Protection and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Azure DDoS Protection?

Fastly Image Optimizer is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.