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Best Azure DDoS Protection Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    Haltdos Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $30/mo7.5
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Haltdos
  2. 2
    F5 BIG-IP APM Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.3
    Azure DDoS Protection vs F5 BIG-IP APM
  3. 3
    Fastly Image Optimizer Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.01/mo7.3
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Fastly Image Optimizer
  4. 4
    FastNetMon Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $60/mo7.2
    Azure DDoS Protection vs FastNetMon
  5. 5
    Gcore DDoS Protection Free plan apiWeb $275/mo7.0
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Gcore DDoS Protection
  6. 6
    AWS Shield Free plan apiWeb $3,000/mo6.9
    Azure DDoS Protection vs AWS Shield
  7. 7
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free6.9
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  8. 8
    A10 Thunder ADC Free trial apiLinuxself-hosted 6.8
    Azure DDoS Protection vs A10 Thunder ADC
  9. 9
    Cloudflare DDoS Protection Free plan Web $20/mo6.8
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Cloudflare DDoS Protection
  10. 10
    Andrisoft Wanguard Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $49.58/mo6.7
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Andrisoft Wanguard
  11. 11
    StormWall DDoS Protection Free trial apiself-hostedWeb $500/mo6.7
    Azure DDoS Protection vs StormWall DDoS Protection
  12. 12
    Tencent Cloud API Gateway Free plan apiWeb Free6.7
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Tencent Cloud API Gateway
  13. 13
    Check Point DDoS Protector Linuxself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Check Point DDoS Protector
  14. 14
    Imperva API Security Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Imperva API Security
  15. 15
    Project Shield Free plan Web Free6.6
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Project Shield
  16. 16
    Qrator DDoS Protection Free trial apiWeb 6.6
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Qrator DDoS Protection
  17. 17
    StormWall Appliance Free trial apiLinuxself-hosted 6.6
    Azure DDoS Protection vs StormWall Appliance
  18. 18
    Path Network DDoS Protection apiWeb 6.4
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Path Network DDoS Protection
  19. 19
    Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G Web 6.3
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
  20. 20
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection apiself-hostedWeb 6.3
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Nexusguard DDoS Protection

Azure DDoS Protection alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Haltdos7.5Free plan$30/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
2F5 BIG-IP APM7.3Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Fastly Image Optimizer7.3Free plan$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web
4FastNetMon7.2$60/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
5Gcore DDoS Protection7.0Free plan$275/moAPI, Web
6AWS Shield6.9Free plan$3,000/moAPI, Web
7Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management6.9Free planFreeAPI, Web
8A10 Thunder ADC6.8API, Linux, self-hosted
9Cloudflare DDoS Protection6.8Free plan$20/moWeb
10Andrisoft Wanguard6.7No$49.58/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
11StormWall DDoS Protection6.7No$500/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
12Tencent Cloud API Gateway6.7Free planFreeAPI, Web
13Check Point DDoS Protector6.6Linux, self-hosted, Web
14Imperva API Security6.6API, self-hosted, Web
15Project Shield6.6Free planFreeWeb
16Qrator DDoS Protection6.6API, Web
17StormWall Appliance6.6API, Linux, self-hosted
18Path Network DDoS Protection6.4API, Web
19Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G6.3Web
20Nexusguard DDoS Protection6.3API, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Azure DDoS Protection alternatives

What is the best alternative to Azure DDoS Protection?

Haltdos, number 1 in DDoS protection software with a score of 7.5 out of 10. The others here: F5 BIG-IP APM, Fastly Image Optimizer, FastNetMon and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Azure DDoS Protection?

Haltdos is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.