Best Shield Security Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from web application firewall software ranked against Shield Security on the same published basis.
- 1Shield Security vs Cloudflare WAF
- 2Shield Security vs Gcore WAAP
- 3Shield Security vs BunkerWeb
- 4Shield Security vs OWASP Coraza WAF
- 5Shield Security vs AWS WAF
- 6Shield Security vs open-appsec
- 7Shield Security vs FortiWeb
- 8Shield Security vs Tencent Cloud WAF
- 9Shield Security vs ModSecurity
- 10Shield Security vs DataDome API Protection
- 11Shield Security vs BitNinja
- 12Shield Security vs Sucuri Website Firewall
- 13Shield Security vs Cloudbric
- 14Shield Security vs Alibaba Cloud WAF
- 15Shield Security vs F5 WAF for NGINX
- 16Shield Security vs SafeLine
- 17Shield Security vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
- 18Shield Security vs Wordfence Security
- 19Shield Security vs Security Ninja
- 21Shield Security vs Hide My WP Ghost
Shield Security alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloudflare WAF | 8.1 | Free plan | $20/mo | Web |
| 2 | Gcore WAAP | 7.9 | Free plan | €25/mo | API, Web |
| 3 | BunkerWeb | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | OWASP Coraza WAF | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 5 | AWS WAF | 7.3 | No | — | API, Web |
| 6 | open-appsec | 6.9 | No | — | Web, Linux |
| 7 | FortiWeb | 6.9 | No | — | Web |
| 8 | Tencent Cloud WAF | 6.4 | No | — | Web |
| 9 | ModSecurity | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | DataDome API Protection | 6.4 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 11 | BitNinja | 6.4 | No | — | Web, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 12 | Sucuri Website Firewall | 6.3 | No | — | Web |
| 13 | Cloudbric | 6.3 | Free plan | $0.17/mo | Android, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | Alibaba Cloud WAF | 6.3 | No | $140/mo | Web |
| 15 | F5 WAF for NGINX | 6.2 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted |
| 16 | SafeLine | 6.1 | No | — | — |
| 17 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 18 | Wordfence Security | 5.9 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | Security Ninja | 5.8 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Hide My WP Ghost | 5.6 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Shield Security alternatives
What is the best alternative to Shield Security?
Cloudflare WAF, number 1 in web application firewall software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: Gcore WAAP, BunkerWeb, OWASP Coraza WAF and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Shield Security?
Cloudflare WAF is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 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.