WAF & DDoS Protection Services Market Share & Usage Statistics (2026)

Sucuri runs on 92,446 live websites, 38.5% of the 240,174 sites we detect using WAF & DDoS protection services. Below, all 18 tools we detect in this category, ranked by live websites, with market share and 30-day adoption momentum.

Data updated Aug 19, 2026

  • A favicon of Sucuri
    #1

    Sucuri

    Sucuri, the website firewall GoDaddy acquired in 2017, protects 94,055 active domains and ranks #1 in WAF & DDoS Protection with a 39.32% share.

    Live websites92,446Market Share38.49%Top CountryUnited States
  • A favicon of DDoS-Guard
    #2

    DDoS-Guard

    DDoS-Guard is a Russian internet infrastructure company providing DDoS protection, CDN and web hosting.

    Live websites90,751Market Share37.79%Top CountryRussia
  • A favicon of Imperva
    #3

    Imperva

    Imperva protects 28,846 active domains as a cloud WAF and DDoS shield, ranking #3 in WAF & DDoS Protection with a 12.01% share.

    Live websites28,846Market Share12.01%Top CountryUnited States
  • A favicon of Wordfence

    Wordfence

    Wordfence is the most widely installed WordPress security plugin, protecting over 5 million sites with an endpoint firewall, malware scanner, and real-time threat intelligence.

    Live websites126Market Share0.05%Top CountryUnited States

WAF & DDoS Protection Market Data

Adoption and 30-day momentum across 18 waf & ddos protection technologies, measured from our live detection crawl.

Biggest Movers

Net domains gained or lost in the last 30 days — 13 of 18 technologies moved. A further 1 tool is left out because we began detecting it inside this window, so we cannot tell growth from a first sighting.
Top gainers
Top losers
WAF & DDoS Protection Overview
Active Domains240.2KRunning waf & ddos protection tech
Technologies18Tracked in this category
Net 30-Day Growth-8,0635,100 adopted · 13,163 dropped
Domain Index29.9MLive business domains crawled

Market Share

Sucuri leads with 38.49% of active domains
  • A favicon of SucuriSucuri38.49%
  • A favicon of DDoS-GuardDDoS-Guard37.79%
  • A favicon of ImpervaImperva12.01%
  • A favicon of Akamai Web Application ProtectorAkamai Web Application Protector5.63%
  • A favicon of SiteLockSiteLock2.16%
  • A favicon of VaritiVariti1.51%
  • …Others2.4%
Live detection data · as of 2026-08-19

WAF & DDoS Protection
FAQ.

What is WAF & DDoS Protection software?

WAF & DDoS Protection covers the tools a site can load or configure to handle this part of its stack. We detect one of the 18 waf & ddos protection tools in this category on 240,174 live sites. A detection means we found the technology on the site, which is not the same as a paid account.

What are the most popular waf & ddos protection platforms?

Across 240,174 detected sites, the most widely found waf & ddos protection tools are: Sucuri (38.49% share, 92,446 sites), DDoS-Guard (37.79% share, 90,751 sites), Imperva (12.01% share, 28,846 sites). Others we see regularly include Akamai Web Application Protector and SiteLock.

Which waf & ddos protection tool has the largest market share?

Sucuri is the most widely detected waf & ddos protection tool at 38.49% share, on 92,446 sites. The largest share of those sites belongs to Construction companies, and to businesses in the 1-10 employee band.

Which industries use waf & ddos protection software the most?

The industries with the most detected sites in this category are Construction, IT Services and IT Consulting, Business Consulting and Services, Advertising Services, Medical Practices. Industry mix follows where these tools get installed, so a category carried by website builders or agency templates will lean toward the verticals those platforms serve rather than the vendor's target buyer.

Which countries have the highest adoption of waf & ddos protection tools?

We detect the most waf & ddos protection sites in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Australia. Country here is the company's registered location in our enriched data rather than where the site is served from, so read it as a ranking of markets rather than a measure of any single one.

How do I choose the right waf & ddos protection platform?

Start from your own size, industry and primary use case rather than from share. Sucuri, DDoS-Guard and Imperva are the three we detect most often in this category, which tells you what is common, not what fits you. Compare their integrations, pricing tiers and support commitments against the workflow you actually run, and check each vendor's own documentation for current capabilities.

How many companies use waf & ddos protection software?

TechnologyChecker.io detects waf & ddos protection tools on 240,174 live sites. That is a count of sites carrying the technology, not a count of paying customers, and a site running two tools in this category is counted under each. We crawl 2 billion+ URLs across 29.9M live business domains each sweep.

What is the source of this data?

TechnologyChecker.io's web crawling and technology detection platform. We've logged 2.12 billion total detections over 20+ years, covering 40,000+ technologies across the 29.9M live business domains we successfully crawl each sweep. Detection methods include JavaScript analysis, HTTP headers, HTML patterns, DNS records, and certificate transparency logs.