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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/mo7.4
    Shield Security vs Cloudbric
  2. 2
    BitNinja Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $6/mo7.2
    Shield Security vs BitNinja
  3. 3
    Fastly Image Optimizer Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.01/mo7.1
    Shield Security vs Fastly Image Optimizer
  4. 4
    BunkerWeb Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    Shield Security vs BunkerWeb
  5. 5
    F5 BIG-IP APM Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.9
    Shield Security vs F5 BIG-IP APM
  6. 6
    ModSecurity Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.9
    Shield Security vs ModSecurity
  7. 7
    Wallarm API Security Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    Shield Security vs Wallarm API Security
  8. 8
    Gcore WAAP Free plan apiWeb €25/mo6.8
    Shield Security vs Gcore WAAP
  9. 9
    OWASP Coraza WAF Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.8
    Shield Security vs OWASP Coraza WAF
  10. 10
    Security Ninja Free plan self-hostedWeb $9.92/mo6.8
    Shield Security vs Security Ninja
  11. 11
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free6.7
    Shield Security vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  12. 12
    Cloudflare WAF Free plan Web $20/mo6.6
    Shield Security vs Cloudflare WAF
  13. 13
    Radware Alteon apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.2
    Shield Security vs Radware Alteon
  14. 14
    Check Point CloudGuard Data Security Web 6.1
    Shield Security vs Check Point CloudGuard Data Security
  15. 15
    Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF)Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Webapi 6.0
    Shield Security vs Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF)
  16. 16
    DataDome API Protection WebiOSAndroid $3,830/mo6.0
    Shield Security vs DataDome API Protection
  17. 17
    Indusface WAS Free trial Web $49.92/mo6.0
    Shield Security vs Indusface WAS
  18. 18
    AWS WAF apiWeb 5.9
    Shield Security vs AWS WAF
  19. 19
    F5 WAF for NGINX Free trial Linuxself-hosted 5.9
    Shield Security vs F5 WAF for NGINX
  20. 20
    Imperva API Security Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 5.9
    Shield Security vs Imperva API Security

Shield Security alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Cloudbric7.4Free plan$0.17/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
2BitNinja7.2Free plan$6/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3Fastly Image Optimizer7.1Free plan$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web
4BunkerWeb6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
5F5 BIG-IP APM6.9No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6ModSecurity6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7Wallarm API Security6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8Gcore WAAP6.8Free plan€25/moAPI, Web
9OWASP Coraza WAF6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
10Security Ninja6.8Free plan$9.92/moself-hosted, Web
11Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management6.7Free planFreeAPI, Web
12Cloudflare WAF6.6Free plan$20/moWeb
13Radware Alteon6.2No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14Check Point CloudGuard Data Security6.1No—Web
15Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF)6.0No—Web, API
16DataDome API Protection6.0No$3,830/moWeb, iOS, Android
17Indusface WAS6.0No$49.92/moWeb
18AWS WAF5.9No—API, Web
19F5 WAF for NGINX5.9No—Linux, self-hosted
20Imperva API Security5.9No—API, self-hosted, 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 7.4 out of 10. The others here: BitNinja, Fastly Image Optimizer, BunkerWeb and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Shield Security?

Cloudbric is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.