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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
    Fastly Image Optimizer Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.01/mo6.5
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Fastly Image Optimizer
  2. 2
    AWS Shield Free plan apiWeb $3,000/mo6.4
    Azure DDoS Protection vs AWS Shield
  3. 3
    Gcore DDoS Protection Free plan apiWeb $275/mo6.4
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Gcore DDoS Protection
  4. 4
    Haltdos Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $30/mo6.4
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Haltdos
  5. 5
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free6.4
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  6. 6
    Tencent Cloud API Gateway Free plan apiWeb Free6.4
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Tencent Cloud API Gateway
  7. 7
    Cloudflare DDoS Protection Free plan Web $20/mo6.3
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Cloudflare DDoS Protection
  8. 8
    Project Shield Free plan Web Free6.3
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Project Shield
  9. 9
    FastNetMon Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $60/mo5.6
    Azure DDoS Protection vs FastNetMon
  10. 10
    Check Point DDoS Protector Linuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Check Point DDoS Protector
  11. 11
    F5 BIG-IP APM Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 5.4
    Azure DDoS Protection vs F5 BIG-IP APM
  12. 12
    Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G Web 5.4
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
  13. 13
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection apiself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Nexusguard DDoS Protection
  14. 14
    Path Network DDoS Protection apiWeb 5.4
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Path Network DDoS Protection
  15. 15
    Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS Web $1,580/mo5.3
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS
  16. 17
    Nokia Deepfield Defender apiself-hosted 5.3
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Nokia Deepfield Defender
  17. 18
    Corero SmartWall ONE apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.2
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Corero SmartWall ONE
  18. 19
    DigitalOcean DDoS Protection Web 5.2
    Azure DDoS Protection vs DigitalOcean DDoS Protection
  19. 20
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense 5.1
    Azure DDoS Protection vs NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense
  20. 21
    Radware Alteon apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.1
    Azure DDoS Protection vs Radware Alteon

Azure DDoS Protection alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Fastly Image Optimizer6.5Free plan$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web
2AWS Shield6.4Free plan$3,000/moAPI, Web
3Gcore DDoS Protection6.4Free plan$275/moAPI, Web
4Haltdos6.4Free plan$30/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
5Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management6.4Free planFreeAPI, Web
6Tencent Cloud API Gateway6.4Free planFreeAPI, Web
7Cloudflare DDoS Protection6.3Free plan$20/moWeb
8Project Shield6.3Free planFreeWeb
9FastNetMon5.6$60/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
10Check Point DDoS Protector5.5Linux, self-hosted, Web
11F5 BIG-IP APM5.4Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G5.4Web
13Nexusguard DDoS Protection5.4API, self-hosted, Web
14Path Network DDoS Protection5.4API, Web
15Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS5.3$1,580/moWeb
17Nokia Deepfield Defender5.3API, self-hosted
18Corero SmartWall ONE5.2API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
19DigitalOcean DDoS Protection5.2Web
20NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense5.1
21Radware Alteon5.1API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Azure DDoS Protection alternatives

What is the best alternative to Azure DDoS Protection?

Fastly Image Optimizer, number 1 in DDoS protection software with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: AWS Shield, Gcore DDoS Protection, Haltdos 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. 8 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.