Alternatives

AWS WAF alternatives

On the evidence we track, the strongest alternative to AWS WAF is Fastly Next-Gen WAF at 67/100. 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.

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Ranked alternatives to AWS WAF

  1. 167
    Fastly Next-Gen WAF

    Distributed web application and API security platform deployable anywhere your infrastructure lives

    low · 26%
    vs AWS WAF
  2. 257
    Cloudflare WAF

    An edge-deployed security layer that inspects incoming web traffic and prevents attacks before they reach your applications

    medium · 53%
    vs AWS WAF
  3. 346
    Coraza
    low · 32%
    vs AWS WAF
  4. 432
    ModSecurity
    low · 20%
    vs AWS WAF
  5. 522
    Imperva WAF
    low · 3%
    vs AWS WAF
  6. 615
    Barracuda Web Application Firewall

    Defend applications and APIs against cyber threats with intelligent attack detection and prevention

    low · 30%
    vs AWS WAF

Why these ones

An alternative here means a product in the same category as AWS WAF (WAF), ranked by the Vioscale 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.

Generated . See the method for how the composite is built, and why we are independent.