Cloudflare WAF alternatives
On the evidence we track, the strongest alternative to Cloudflare WAF is Fastly Next-Gen WAF at 67/100. Cloudflare WAF itself ranks #3 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 Cloudflare WAF
- 1Fastly Next-Gen WAFvs Cloudflare WAF →
Distributed web application and API security platform deployable anywhere your infrastructure lives
low · 26%updating - 2AWS WAFvs Cloudflare WAF →
A cloud-native web application firewall that protects web applications and APIs from web-based attacks
medium · 61%updating - 3Corazavs Cloudflare WAF →low · 32%updating
- 4ModSecurityvs Cloudflare WAF →low · 20%updating
- 5Imperva WAFvs Cloudflare WAF →low · 3%updating
- 6Barracuda Web Application Firewallvs Cloudflare WAF →
Defend applications and APIs against cyber threats with intelligent attack detection and prevention
low · 30%updating
Why these ones
An alternative here means a product in the same category as Cloudflare 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.