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Best Project Shield Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from DDoS protection software ranked against Project Shield on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    F5 BIG-IP APM Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.7
    Project Shield vs F5 BIG-IP APM
  2. 2
    Fastly Image Optimizer Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.01/mo7.3
    Project Shield vs Fastly Image Optimizer
  3. 3
    Gcore DDoS Protection Free plan apiWeb $275/mo7.0
    Project Shield vs Gcore DDoS Protection
  4. 4
    AWS Shield Free plan apiWeb $3,000/mo6.8
    Project Shield vs AWS Shield
  5. 5
    Check Point DDoS Protector Linuxself-hostedWeb 6.8
    Project Shield vs Check Point DDoS Protector
  6. 6
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free6.8
    Project Shield vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  7. 7
    Cloudflare DDoS Protection Free plan Web $20/mo6.7
    Project Shield vs Cloudflare DDoS Protection
  8. 8
    StormWall DDoS Protection Free trial apiself-hostedWeb $500/mo6.7
    Project Shield vs StormWall DDoS Protection
  9. 9
    Imperva API Security Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Project Shield vs Imperva API Security
  10. 10
    Qrator DDoS Protection Free trial apiWeb 6.6
    Project Shield vs Qrator DDoS Protection
  11. 11
    Radware Alteon apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Project Shield vs Radware Alteon
  12. 12
    A10 Thunder ADC Free trial apiLinuxself-hosted 6.4
    Project Shield vs A10 Thunder ADC
  13. 13
    Nexusguard DDoS Protection apiself-hostedWeb 6.4
    Project Shield vs Nexusguard DDoS Protection
  14. 14
    FastNetMon WebLinuxMac 6.3
    Project Shield vs FastNetMon
  15. 15
    Cloudflare Magic Transit apiWeb 6.2
    Project Shield vs Cloudflare Magic Transit
  16. 16
    Flowtriq LinuxWeb $7.99/mo6.2
    Project Shield vs Flowtriq
  17. 17
    Juniper Security Director self-hostedWeb 6.2
    Project Shield vs Juniper Security Director
  18. 18
    Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS Web $1,580/mo6.1
    Project Shield vs Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS
  19. 19
    Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G Web 6.1
    Project Shield vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
  20. 20
    Andrisoft Wanguard WebLinux 6.0
    Project Shield vs Andrisoft Wanguard

Project Shield alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1F5 BIG-IP APM7.7No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Fastly Image Optimizer7.3Free plan$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web
3Gcore DDoS Protection7.0Free plan$275/moAPI, Web
4AWS Shield6.8Free plan$3,000/moAPI, Web
5Check Point DDoS Protector6.8No—Linux, self-hosted, Web
6Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management6.8Free planFreeAPI, Web
7Cloudflare DDoS Protection6.7Free plan$20/moWeb
8StormWall DDoS Protection6.7No$500/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
9Imperva API Security6.6No—API, self-hosted, Web
10Qrator DDoS Protection6.6No—API, Web
11Radware Alteon6.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12A10 Thunder ADC6.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted
13Nexusguard DDoS Protection6.4No—API, self-hosted, Web
14FastNetMon6.3No—Web, Linux, Mac
15Cloudflare Magic Transit6.2No—API, Web
16Flowtriq6.2No$7.99/moLinux, Web
17Juniper Security Director6.2No—self-hosted, Web
18Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS6.1No$1,580/moWeb
19Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G6.1No—Web
20Andrisoft Wanguard6.0No—Web, Linux
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Questions about Project Shield alternatives

What is the best alternative to Project Shield?

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, Gcore DDoS Protection, AWS Shield and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Project Shield?

Fastly Image Optimizer 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 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. Paid placements never change a rank.