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Best Shield Security Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from web application firewall software ranked against Shield Security on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Cloudbric Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacWeb $0.17/mo6.7
    Shield Security vs Cloudbric
  2. 2
    Fastly Image Optimizer Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.01/mo6.5
    Shield Security vs Fastly Image Optimizer
  3. 3
    BunkerWeb Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Shield Security vs BunkerWeb
  4. 4
    Gcore WAAP Free plan apiWeb €25/mo6.4
    Shield Security vs Gcore WAAP
  5. 5
    ModSecurity Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.4
    Shield Security vs ModSecurity
  6. 6
    OWASP Coraza WAF Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.4
    Shield Security vs OWASP Coraza WAF
  7. 7
    Wallarm API Security Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Shield Security vs Wallarm API Security
  8. 8
    Cloudflare WAF Free plan Web $20/mo6.3
    Shield Security vs Cloudflare WAF
  9. 9
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free6.3
    Shield Security vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  10. 10
    F5 BIG-IP APM Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 5.4
    Shield Security vs F5 BIG-IP APM
  11. 11
    BitNinja WebLinuxiOSAndroid 5.3
    Shield Security vs BitNinja
  12. 12
    FortiWeb Web 5.2
    Shield Security vs FortiWeb
  13. 13
    Hide My WP Ghost Web 5.2
    Shield Security vs Hide My WP Ghost
  14. 14
    open-appsec WebLinux 5.2
    Shield Security vs open-appsec
  15. 15
    Security Ninja Web 5.2
    Shield Security vs Security Ninja
  16. 16
    Wordfence Security Web 5.2
    Shield Security vs Wordfence Security
  17. 17
    Radware Alteon apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.1
    Shield Security vs Radware Alteon
  18. 18
    SafeLine 5.1
    Shield Security vs SafeLine
  19. 20
    AWS WAF apiWeb 5.0
    Shield Security vs AWS WAF
  20. 21
    Check Point CloudGuard Data Security Web 5.0
    Shield Security vs Check Point CloudGuard Data Security

Shield Security alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Cloudbric6.7Free plan$0.17/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
2Fastly Image Optimizer6.5Free plan$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web
3BunkerWeb6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
4Gcore WAAP6.4Free plan€25/moAPI, Web
5ModSecurity6.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6OWASP Coraza WAF6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
7Wallarm API Security6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8Cloudflare WAF6.3Free plan$20/moWeb
9Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management6.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
10F5 BIG-IP APM5.4No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11BitNinja5.3No—Web, Linux, iOS, Android
12FortiWeb5.2No—Web
13Hide My WP Ghost5.2No—Web
14open-appsec5.2No—Web, Linux
15Security Ninja5.2No—Web
16Wordfence Security5.2No—Web
17Radware Alteon5.1No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18SafeLine5.1No——
20AWS WAF5.0No—API, Web
21Check Point CloudGuard Data Security5.0No—Web
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Questions about Shield Security alternatives

What is the best alternative to Shield Security?

Cloudbric, number 1 in web application firewall software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Fastly Image Optimizer, BunkerWeb, Gcore WAAP and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Shield Security?

Cloudbric is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 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.