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Best Microsoft Defender for Containers Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from API security software ranked against Microsoft Defender for Containers on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    42Crunch API Security Platform Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted $9/mo6.6
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs 42Crunch API Security Platform
  2. 2
    Wallarm API Security Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs Wallarm API Security
  3. 3
    APISec Platform Free plan apiextensionLinuxself-hostedWeb $690/mo6.4
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs APISec Platform
  4. 4
    Onam Security API Security Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $22/mo6.4
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs Onam Security API Security
  5. 5
    APIPosture Free plan self-hosted $9/mo6.3
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs APIPosture
  6. 6
    Akto API Security Platform apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs Akto API Security Platform
  7. 7
    Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security apiLinuxWeb 5.5
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security
  8. 8
    F5 BIG-IP APM Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 5.4
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs F5 BIG-IP APM
  9. 9
    Prophaze API Security Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs Prophaze API Security
  10. 10
    Radware API Security Service Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs Radware API Security Service
  11. 11
    Salt Security API Protection Platform apiself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs Salt Security API Protection Platform
  12. 12
    Traceable API Security Platform self-hostedWeb 5.4
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs Traceable API Security Platform
  13. 13
    Escape apiWeb 5.3
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs Escape
  14. 14
    Akamai API Security Web 5.2
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs Akamai API Security
  15. 15
    APIDynamics Web 5.2
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs APIDynamics
  16. 16
    Cequence Unified API Protection Web 5.2
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs Cequence Unified API Protection
  17. 17
    Cisco Panoptica Web 5.2
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs Cisco Panoptica
  18. 18
    Haltdos Web 5.2
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs Haltdos
  19. 20
    CyanoRisk API Security Posture Management 5.1
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs CyanoRisk API Security Posture Management
  20. 21
    Check Point CloudGuard Data Security Web 5.0
    Microsoft Defender for Containers vs Check Point CloudGuard Data Security

Microsoft Defender for Containers alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
142Crunch API Security Platform6.6Free plan$9/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Wallarm API Security6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3APISec Platform6.4Free plan$690/moAPI, Browser, Linux, self-hosted, Web
4Onam Security API Security6.4Free plan$22/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
5APIPosture6.3Free plan$9/moself-hosted
6Akto API Security Platform5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security5.5No—API, Linux, Web
8F5 BIG-IP APM5.4No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Prophaze API Security5.4No—API, self-hosted, Web
10Radware API Security Service5.4No—API, self-hosted, Web
11Salt Security API Protection Platform5.4No—API, self-hosted, Web
12Traceable API Security Platform5.4No—self-hosted, Web
13Escape5.3No—API, Web
14Akamai API Security5.2No—Web
15APIDynamics5.2No—Web
16Cequence Unified API Protection5.2No—Web
17Cisco Panoptica5.2No—Web
18Haltdos5.2No—Web
20CyanoRisk API Security Posture Management5.1No——
21Check Point CloudGuard Data Security5.0No—Web
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Questions about Microsoft Defender for Containers alternatives

What is the best alternative to Microsoft Defender for Containers?

42Crunch API Security Platform, number 1 in API security software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Wallarm API Security, APISec Platform, Onam Security API Security and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Microsoft Defender for Containers?

42Crunch API Security Platform is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 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.