AWS WAF alternatives
On the evidence we track, the strongest alternative to AWS WAF is Imperva WAF at 53/100. AWS WAF itself ranks #2 of 7 in waf. Every product below is scored on the same independent signals, so the ranking is comparable rather than a matter of opinion.
Ranked alternatives to AWS WAF
- 1Imperva WAFvs AWS WAF →low · 34%
- 2Corazavs AWS WAF →low · 21%
- 3Fastly Next-Gen WAFvs AWS WAF →medium · 55%
- 4ModSecurityvs AWS WAF →
An open-source web application firewall engine that monitors and protects web applications against HTTP-based attacks
low · 23% - 5Cloudflare WAFvs AWS WAF →
Web application security service that blocks malicious requests using managed and custom filtering rules
medium · 74% - 6Barracuda Web Application Firewallvs AWS WAF →
A network security solution that shields web applications and APIs from cyberattacks, bots, and intrusions
low · 45%
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Why these ones
An alternative here means a product in the same category as AWS WAF (WAF), ranked by the vioscaleAI composite: a confidence-weighted blend of independent signals such as adoption, release activity, pricing transparency and security posture. There are no user reviews in it, and no vendor can pay to appear or to rank higher. Where we have not confirmed something, we show that rather than guessing.
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