ModSecurity alternatives
On the evidence we track, the strongest alternative to ModSecurity is Imperva WAF at 53/100. ModSecurity itself ranks #5 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 ModSecurity
- 1Imperva WAFlow · 34%
- 2AWS WAFvs ModSecurity →
A cloud-based firewall service that protects web applications and APIs from attacks and DDoS threats
medium · 73% - 3Corazavs ModSecurity →low · 21%
- 4Fastly Next-Gen WAFvs ModSecurity →medium · 55%
- 5Cloudflare WAFvs ModSecurity →
Web application security service that blocks malicious requests using managed and custom filtering rules
medium · 74% - 6Barracuda Web Application Firewall
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 ModSecurity (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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