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 an app in the network & admin category. There are eight alternatives to ModSecurity for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, SaaS, Web-based and VirtualBox apps. The best ModSecurity alternative is BunkerWeb, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ModSecurity are CacheGuard Gateway, BitNinja Server Security, UUSEC WAF and Imunify360.

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  1. BunkerWeb icon

    BunkerWeb

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    BunkerWeb is a next-generation and open-source Web Application Firewall (WAF).

    58 BunkerWeb alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

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    • Self-Hosted
     

    • BunkerWeb is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to ModSecurity.

    • BunkerWeb is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ModSecurity.

    • BunkerWeb is Free and Open SourceModSecurity is also Free and Open Source
    • BunkerWeb is LightweightModSecurity is not according to our users
  2. CacheGuard Gateway icon

    CacheGuard Gateway

     6 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • VirtualBox
    • Self-Hosted
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
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  4. BitNinja Server Security icon

    BitNinja Server Security

     44 likes

    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

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • BitNinja Server Security is the most popular Linux & SaaS alternative to ModSecurity.

    • BitNinja Server Security is the most popular commercial alternative to ModSecurity.

    • BitNinja Server Security is Paid and ProprietaryModSecurity is Free and Open Source
  5. UUSEC WAF icon

    UUSEC WAF

     1 like

    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)
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    • UUSEC WAF is the most popular Web-based alternative to ModSecurity.

    • UUSEC WAF is Free and Open SourceModSecurity is also Free and Open Source
    • UUSEC WAF is Privacy focused and LightweightModSecurity is not according to our users
  6. Imunify360 icon

    Imunify360

     4 likes

    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

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. Naxsi icon

    Naxsi

     1 like

    NAXSI means Nginx Anti XSS & SQL Injection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • NGINX
     
  9. open-appsec icon

    open-appsec

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    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

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    • Linux
    Machine Learning Engine
     
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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
  10. BitMitigate icon

    BitMitigate

     1 like

    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

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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