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Best Nexusguard DDoS Protection Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    Fastly Image Optimizer Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.01/mo6.5
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs Fastly Image Optimizer
  2. 2
    AWS Shield Free plan apiWeb $3,000/mo6.4
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs AWS Shield
  3. 3
    Gcore DDoS Protection Free plan apiWeb $275/mo6.4
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs Gcore DDoS Protection
  4. 4
    Haltdos Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $30/mo6.4
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs Haltdos
  5. 5
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free6.4
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  6. 6
    Tencent Cloud API Gateway Free plan apiWeb Free6.4
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs Tencent Cloud API Gateway
  7. 7
    Cloudflare DDoS Protection Free plan Web $20/mo6.3
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs Cloudflare DDoS Protection
  8. 8
    Project Shield Free plan Web Free6.3
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs Project Shield
  9. 9
    FastNetMon Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $60/mo5.6
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs FastNetMon
  10. 10
    Check Point DDoS Protector Linuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs Check Point DDoS Protector
  11. 11
    Corero SmartWall ONE apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs Corero SmartWall ONE
  12. 12
    F5 BIG-IP APM Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 5.4
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs F5 BIG-IP APM
  13. 13
    Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G Web 5.4
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
  14. 15
    Path Network DDoS Protection apiWeb 5.4
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs Path Network DDoS Protection
  15. 16
    Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS Web $1,580/mo5.3
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS
  16. 17
    Azure DDoS Protection Web $199/mo5.3
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs Azure DDoS Protection
  17. 18
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense apiself-hosted 5.3
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense
  18. 19
    Nokia Deepfield Defender apiself-hosted 5.3
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs Nokia Deepfield Defender
  19. 20
    DigitalOcean DDoS Protection Web 5.2
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs DigitalOcean DDoS Protection
  20. 21
    Radware Alteon apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.1
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection vs Radware Alteon

Nexusguard 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
11Corero SmartWall ONE5.4API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12F5 BIG-IP APM5.4Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G5.4Web
15Path Network DDoS Protection5.4API, Web
16Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS5.3$1,580/moWeb
17Azure DDoS Protection5.3$199/moWeb
18NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense5.3API, self-hosted
19Nokia Deepfield Defender5.3API, self-hosted
20DigitalOcean DDoS Protection5.2Web
21Radware Alteon5.1API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Nexusguard DDoS Protection alternatives

What is the best alternative to Nexusguard 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 Nexusguard 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.