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Best NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from DDoS protection software ranked against NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    F5 BIG-IP APM Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.7
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs F5 BIG-IP APM
  2. 2
    Fastly Image Optimizer Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.01/mo7.3
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs Fastly Image Optimizer
  3. 3
    FastNetMon Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $60/mo7.3
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs FastNetMon
  4. 4
    Haltdos Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $30/mo7.2
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs Haltdos
  5. 5
    Gcore DDoS Protection Free plan apiWeb $275/mo7.0
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs Gcore DDoS Protection
  6. 6
    A10 Thunder ADC Free trial apiLinuxself-hosted 6.8
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs A10 Thunder ADC
  7. 7
    Andrisoft Wanguard Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $49.58/mo6.8
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs Andrisoft Wanguard
  8. 8
    AWS Shield Free plan apiWeb $3,000/mo6.8
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs AWS Shield
  9. 9
    Check Point DDoS Protector Linuxself-hostedWeb 6.8
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs Check Point DDoS Protector
  10. 10
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free6.8
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  11. 11
    Cloudflare DDoS Protection Free plan Web $20/mo6.7
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs Cloudflare DDoS Protection
  12. 12
    StormWall DDoS Protection Free trial apiself-hostedWeb $500/mo6.7
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs StormWall DDoS Protection
  13. 13
    Tencent Cloud API Gateway Free plan apiWeb Free6.7
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs Tencent Cloud API Gateway
  14. 14
    Imperva API Security Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 6.6
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs Imperva API Security
  15. 15
    Project Shield Free plan Web Free6.6
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs Project Shield
  16. 16
    Qrator DDoS Protection Free trial apiWeb 6.6
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs Qrator DDoS Protection
  17. 17
    Radware Alteon apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.6
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs Radware Alteon
  18. 18
    StormWall Appliance Free trial apiLinuxself-hosted 6.6
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs StormWall Appliance
  19. 19
    Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G Web 6.5
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
  20. 20
    Path Network DDoS Protection apiWeb 6.5
    NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense vs Path Network DDoS Protection

NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1F5 BIG-IP APM7.7Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Fastly Image Optimizer7.3Free plan$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web
3FastNetMon7.3$60/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
4Haltdos7.2Free plan$30/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
5Gcore DDoS Protection7.0Free plan$275/moAPI, Web
6A10 Thunder ADC6.8API, Linux, self-hosted
7Andrisoft Wanguard6.8No$49.58/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8AWS Shield6.8Free plan$3,000/moAPI, Web
9Check Point DDoS Protector6.8Linux, self-hosted, Web
10Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management6.8Free planFreeAPI, Web
11Cloudflare DDoS Protection6.7Free plan$20/moWeb
12StormWall DDoS Protection6.7No$500/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
13Tencent Cloud API Gateway6.7Free planFreeAPI, Web
14Imperva API Security6.6API, self-hosted, Web
15Project Shield6.6Free planFreeWeb
16Qrator DDoS Protection6.6API, Web
17Radware Alteon6.6API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18StormWall Appliance6.6API, Linux, self-hosted
19Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G6.5Web
20Path Network DDoS Protection6.5API, Web
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Questions about NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense alternatives

What is the best alternative to NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense?

F5 BIG-IP APM, number 1 in DDoS protection software with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: Fastly Image Optimizer, FastNetMon, Haltdos and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense?

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 on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.