Comparison

AWS WAF vs Cloudflare WAF

No clear leader: AWS WAF (61.0) and Cloudflare WAF (57.1) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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AWS WAF61

Cloudflare WAF57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AWS WAF	Cloudflare WAF
Vioscale score	61 / 100medium · 61%	57 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$1	$20
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	100
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	Available worldwide · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

AWS WAF61 / 100medium · 61%

Cloudflare WAF57 / 100medium · 53%

Pricing

Free tier

AWS WAF✓

Cloudflare WAF✓

Model

AWS WAFfreemium

Cloudflare WAFfreemium

Price level

AWS WAFlow

Cloudflare WAFmid

Starting price

AWS WAF$1

Cloudflare WAF$20

Transparent

AWS WAF✓

Cloudflare WAF✓

Integrations

Count

AWS WAF5

Cloudflare WAF–

Security

Disclosure policy

AWS WAF✓

Cloudflare WAF–

Fedramp

AWS WAF✓

Cloudflare WAF–

Gdpr

AWS WAF✓

Cloudflare WAF✓

Hipaa

AWS WAF✓

Cloudflare WAF–

Pci

AWS WAF✓

Cloudflare WAF✓

Reliability

Sla pct

AWS WAF–

Cloudflare WAF100

Status page

AWS WAF✓

Cloudflare WAF–

Market

Availability

AWS WAFAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Cloudflare WAFAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for waf. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for WAF
Capability	AWS WAF	Cloudflare WAF
Capabilities
Deployment model	-	-
Owasp top 10 protection	-	-
Custom rules engine	-	-
Bot management	-	-
API discovery protection	-	-
Ddos l7 protection	-	-
Rate limiting	-	-
Threat intel feeds	-	-
SIEM logging integration	-	-
Kubernetes ingress support	-	-
SOC2 type ii	-	-
PCI DSS compliant	-	-
Fedramp authorized	-	-
Pricing model	-	-

Capabilities

Deployment model

AWS WAF-

Cloudflare WAF-

Owasp top 10 protection

AWS WAF-

Cloudflare WAF-

Custom rules engine

AWS WAF-

Cloudflare WAF-

Bot management

AWS WAF-

Cloudflare WAF-

API discovery protection

AWS WAF-

Cloudflare WAF-

Ddos l7 protection

AWS WAF-

Cloudflare WAF-

Rate limiting

AWS WAF-

Cloudflare WAF-

Threat intel feeds

AWS WAF-

Cloudflare WAF-

SIEM logging integration

AWS WAF-

Cloudflare WAF-

Kubernetes ingress support

AWS WAF-

Cloudflare WAF-

SOC2 type ii

AWS WAF-

Cloudflare WAF-

PCI DSS compliant

AWS WAF-

Cloudflare WAF-

Fedramp authorized

AWS WAF-

Cloudflare WAF-

Pricing model

AWS WAF-

Cloudflare WAF-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

AWS WAF

AWS WAF is a managed web application firewall service that helps protect web applications against common exploits and bots. It uses rules to allow, block, or count web requests, and supports bot management, fraud prevention, and DDoS protection.

Independently observed

Cloudflare WAF

A cloud-based firewall that intercepts HTTP/S requests at Cloudflare's distributed network, using automated and customizable rules to block common vulnerabilities like SQL injection and cross-site scripting attacks without adding latency to legitimate user requests.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

AWS WAF

from $1/moUsage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing: $5/web ACL, $1/rule, plus per-request charges. Free tier for bot control.

Standard WAF$5/web ACL + $1/rule + per-million-request charges
- Web ACL creation and management
- Custom rule creation
- Allow/Block/Count actions
- Request filtering and inspection
- CloudWatch Logs integration
Bot ControlFree tier + $1/million requests after free allowance
- Common bot detection and management
- Targeted bot control
- Bot traffic visibility
- Rate limiting for bot traffic
- Scope-down statements to reduce evaluated traffic
Fraud Control$10/month per web ACL + per-request charges
- Account Takeover Prevention
- Account Creation Fraud Prevention
- Compromised credential monitoring
- Fake account creation detection

as of 2026-08-19verify ↗

Cloudflare WAF

from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Paid plans start at $20/month billed annually.

FreeFree
- DNS
- DDoS Protection
- CDN
- SSL Certificate
- Managed Ruleset
Pro$20/mo billed annually or $25/mo billed monthly
- DNS
- DDoS Protection
- CDN
- SSL Certificate
- Managed Ruleset
- +3 more
Business$200/mo billed annually or $250/mo billed monthly
- DNS
- DDoS Protection
- CDN
- SSL Certificate
- Managed Ruleset
- +6 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- All Business plan features
- Priority phone and professional services support
- Extended log retention and SIEM integration
- Role-based access control

as of 2026-08-19verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	AWS WAF	Cloudflare WAF
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

AWS WAF✓

Cloudflare WAF✓

CLI

AWS WAF✓

Cloudflare WAF✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

AWS WAF✓

Cloudflare WAF✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

AWS WAF

5 total

Amazon CloudFront
Amazon API Gateway
AWS CloudWatch
AWS Shield
AWS Marketplace (third-party managed rules)

Independently observed

Cloudflare WAF

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.