ModSecurity Alternatives

ModSecurity is described as 'Open source web application firewall. Working embedded in the web server, or standalone as a network appliance, it detects and prevents attacks against web applications' and is a Firewall in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to ModSecurity for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, SaaS, Web-based and VirtualBox apps. The best ModSecurity alternative is Cloudflare, which is free. Other great apps like ModSecurity are BunkerWeb, SafeLine, CacheGuard Gateway and BitNinja Server Security.

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  1. Cloudflare icon
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    Delivers SaaS transparent proxy to shield websites, integrating dynamic DNS, global CDN, and web application firewall; blocks DDoS and targeted attacks, optimizes traffic for speed, reduces server load, analyzes threats, supports flexible deployment, and caching features.

    75 Cloudflare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  2. SafeLine icon
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    SafeLine is a docker-based, easy to use, self-hosted free web application firewall (WAF) that protects web apps by filtering and monitoring HTTP traffic between a web application and the Internet.

    22 SafeLine alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  3. CacheGuard Gateway is a free and open-source Unified Threat Management (UTM) solution, a Web Application Firewall (WAF), and a Quality of Service (QoS) platform designed to optimize WAN traffic. To obtain a CacheGuard Gateway appliance, download CacheGuard-OS and install it on...

    134 CacheGuard Gateway alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • VirtualBox
    • Self-Hosted
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
     
  4. BitNinja provides 3E Linux server protection for large hosting providers and small businesses equally. The three E stands for: effective, effortless, and enjoyable.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. UUSEC WAF icon
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    Industry-leading free, high-performance, AI and semantic technology Web Application Firewall and API Security Gateway (WAAP) - UUSEC WAF.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Linux
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Imunify360 icon
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    Imunify360 is automated security solution, powered by AI, will protect it from infections, maintain secure kernels, and keep you in the know with relevant information.

    30 Imunify360 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Naxsi icon
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    NAXSI means Nginx Anti XSS & SQL Injection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • NGINX
     
  8. open-appsec (openappsec.io) in an open-source initiative that builds on machine learning to provide pre-emptive web app & API threat protection against OWASP-Top-10 and zero-day attacks.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Because it's open-source, free, ML-based and integrates with NGINX

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    • open-appsec is Free and Open SourceModSecurity is also Free and Open Source
  9. BitMitigate icon
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    Highest performing combination platform that delivers 10X improvements to page load times with enterprise-grade performance but at the fraction of the cost of commercial alternatives such as CloudFlare and SiteLock.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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