Top RASP Vendorsin 2026

Contrast Protect, Imperva RASP, Akamai, Veracode Runtime Protection and HCL AppScan RASP are ranked on blocking accuracy, performance impact and coverage.

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October 9, 2026

Contrast Protect, Imperva RASP, Akamai, Veracode Runtime Protection and HCL AppScan RASP are ranked on blocking accuracy, performance impact and coverage.

Not sure which to pick? See the top 3 side by side: Akamai App & API Protector, HCL AppScan RASP, Contrast Assess.

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#1 Top Rank

Editorial #1 ChoiceWAF

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Akamai App & API Protector

byAkamaiVerified

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA10,001+

Akamai App & API Protector by Akamai: API discovery. Ideal for API exploit prevention. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top DDoS Protection alternatives.

Web application firewall defenseLayer 7 DDoS mitigationAPI exploit preventionAutomated policy tuning

Deployment

SaaS, Cloud

Integrations

Terraform, Akamai CLI, Splunk +3

Target Users

Financial Services, Retail, Government, High Tech, Healthcare, E-commerce, Banking, Travel, Media & Entertainment, Public Sector

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: PCI-DSS; SOC 2 Type II; ISO/IEC 27001; FedRAMP; HIPAA

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#2 Runner Up

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HCL AppScan RASP

byHCLSoftwareVerified

Noida, India10,000+

HCL AppScan RASP by HCLSoftware: low latency overhead. Ideal for zero-day exploit neutralization. Deployment: agent-based. See how it compares with top RASP alternatives.

Zero-day exploit neutralizationLegacy application protectionOpen-source dependency defenseRuntime application compliance

Deployment

Cloud

Integrations

Kubernetes, Docker, Java +3

Target Users

Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, SaaS Enterprise, Retail, Banking, Public Sector, SaaS Providers

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: PCI-DSS 4.0; SOC 2 Type II; ISO 27001; HIPAA

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Contrast Assess

byContrast SecurityVerified

Baltimore, Maryland, USA501-1,000

Free trial available. Contrast Assess by Contrast Security offers dataflow tracking. Compare features, use cases and leading Application Security Testing alternatives.

DevSecOps integrationContinuous security testingDeveloper vulnerability remediationSecure agile development

Deployment

SaaS, Cloud, Hybrid

Integrations

Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI +4

Target Users

Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Banking & Finance, Insurance

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: SOC 2 Type II; ISO 27001; PCI DSS Section 6.5; OWASP Top 10 compliance

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Imperva RASP

byImpervaVerified

San Mateo, California, USA2,000+

Imperva RASP delivers low latency and SQLi and RCE blocking for zero-day exploit neutralization. Explore its RASP capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.

Zero-day exploit neutralizationLegacy application protectionOpen-source library vulnerability defenseRuntime DevSecOps compliance

Deployment

Cloud

Integrations

Kubernetes, Docker, Java +4

Target Users

Banking, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, SaaS Enterprise, Public Sector, Software & SaaS, E-commerce

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: PCI-DSS 4.0; SOC 2 Type II; ISO 27001; HIPAA

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Wallarm API Security

byWallarmVerified

San Francisco, California, USA201-500

Wallarm API Security: complete API lifecycle protection, API discovery and real-time threat defense. Built for API Threat Protection. Compare API Security alternatives.

API SecurityAPI Threat ProtectionWAFAPI Security TestingWAAP

Deployment

SaaS, Cloud, Hybrid

Integrations

Kong, Apigee, Kubernetes +2

Target Users

Enterprise, Technology, Health, Healthcare

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: SOC 2 Type II; ISO 27001; PCI-DSS; GDPR; HIPAA

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Waratek Runtime Application Security

byWaratekVerified

Dublin, Ireland51-200

Waratek Runtime Application Security is a compiler-based runtime application self-protection platform for SQL injection prevention. See features and RASP alternatives.

Runtime application self-protectionLegacy Java application virtual patchingSQL injection preventionZero-day vulnerability neutralization

Deployment

Cloud, On-Premise

Integrations

Java (JVM 6 through 21), .NET Framework, Apache Tomcat +2

Target Users

Financial Services, Banking, Healthcare, Government, Technology, E-Commerce

Enterprise Ready:RBACREST APICompliance: PCI-DSS Requirement 6.6; ISO 27001; SOC 2; HIPAA; OWASP Top 10

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Veracode Runtime Protection

byVeracodeVerified

Burlington, Massachusetts, USA1,000+

See what Veracode Runtime Protection offers: exploit blocking. It is built for Zero-Day Defense, supports agent-based deployment and competes with other RASP tools.

IASTRuntime Application SecurityRASPZero-Day Defense

Deployment

Cloud

Integrations

Java, .NET runtime, Veracode Platform

Target Users

Enterprise Web Applications, Banking

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: PCI-DSS; SOC 2; ISO 27001

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Fastly Next-Gen WAF

byFastlyVerified

San Francisco, California, USA1,000+

Fastly Next-Gen WAF from Fastly focuses on Next-Gen WAF. Key capabilities: automated production blocking. Compare it with the leading WAF alternatives.

Next-Gen WAFAutomated OWASP Top 10 blockingAPI security micro-firewalling

Deployment

Cloud

Integrations

Fastly Edge, Envoy, NGINX +4

Target Users

Financial Services, Retail, SaaS, High-Tech

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: SOC 2 Type II; PCI-DSS Level 1; HIPAA

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F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP

byF5Verified

Seattle, Washington, USA6,000+

Shortlisting WAAP tools? F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP by F5 brings multi-cloud WAAP, WAF and bot defense, with cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives.

WAAPWAFAPI Security

Deployment

SaaS, Cloud

Integrations

AWS, Azure, GCP +2

Target Users

Cross-industry, Global Enterprise, SaaS Providers, Fintech

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: SOC 2; ISO 27001; PCI-DSS

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Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers about Top RASP Vendors.

Which are the top RASP vendors on Cyber Rank?

Top RASP Vendors currently lists 9 products, in editorial order: #1 Akamai App & API Protector, #2 HCL AppScan RASP (HCLSoftware), #3 Contrast Assess (Contrast Security), #4 Imperva RASP, #5 Wallarm API Security, #6 Waratek Runtime Application Security, #7 Veracode Runtime Protection, #8 Fastly Next-Gen WAF, #9 F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP.

Which product is ranked #1 in Top RASP Vendors?

Akamai App & API Protector by Akamai is ranked first by the Cyber Rank editorial team.

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How is Top RASP Vendors put together?

The Cyber Rank editorial team selects the products on this list and decides their order after reviewing each product's features, deployment options, integrations, industry fit and vendor background. It is not a market-share or customer-review ranking.

Which products appear here?

Products that our editors picked for RASP and that have a published Cyber Rank profile.

Can a product appear in other rankings?

Yes. Editors can list a product in any ranking where it is a strong fit, so it may appear in several.