Comparison

AWS WAF vs Coraza

On the evidence we track, AWS WAF leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★AWS WAF61

Coraza46

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AWS WAFLeader	Coraza
Vioscale score	61 / 100medium · 61%updating	46 / 100low · 32%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$1	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	3
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	9.3
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fcorazawaf%2Fcoraza%2Fv3&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	16
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	3,761
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	11
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	31
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	-

Score

Vioscale score

AWS WAF61 / 100medium · 61%updating

Coraza46 / 100low · 32%updating

Pricing

Free tier

AWS WAF✓

Coraza✓

Model

AWS WAFfreemium

Corazacommercial

Price level

AWS WAFlow

Corazafree

Starting price

AWS WAF$1

Coraza–

Transparent

AWS WAF✓

Coraza–

Integrations

Count

AWS WAF5

Coraza3

Security

Disclosure policy

AWS WAF✓

Coraza–

Fedramp

AWS WAF✓

Coraza–

Gdpr

AWS WAF✓

Coraza–

Hipaa

AWS WAF✓

Coraza–

Pci

AWS WAF✓

Coraza–

Scorecard

AWS WAF–

Coraza9.3

Vulnerabilities

AWS WAF–

CorazaCount: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fcorazawaf%2Fcoraza%2Fv3&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

Reliability

Status page

AWS WAF✓

Coraza–

Adoption

Dependent repos

AWS WAF–

Coraza16

Github stars

AWS WAF–

Coraza3,761

Activity

Commits last 30d

AWS WAF–

Coraza11

Release

Cadence days

AWS WAF–

Coraza31

History

AWS WAF–

Coraza20 items

License

Spdx

AWS WAF–

CorazaApache-2.0

Language

Primary

AWS WAF–

CorazaGo

Market

Availability

AWS WAFAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Coraza–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for WAF
Capability	AWS WAF	Coraza
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-

Coraza-

Owasp top 10 protection

AWS WAF-

Coraza-

Custom rules engine

AWS WAF-

Coraza-

Bot management

AWS WAF-

Coraza-

API discovery protection

AWS WAF-

Coraza-

Ddos l7 protection

AWS WAF-

Coraza-

Rate limiting

AWS WAF-

Coraza-

Threat intel feeds

AWS WAF-

Coraza-

SIEM logging integration

AWS WAF-

Coraza-

Kubernetes ingress support

AWS WAF-

Coraza-

SOC2 type ii

AWS WAF-

Coraza-

PCI DSS compliant

AWS WAF-

Coraza-

Fedramp authorized

AWS WAF-

Coraza-

Pricing model

AWS WAF-

Coraza-

What each one is

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

AWS WAF

Leader

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

Coraza

A web application firewall that provides enterprise-grade threat protection for APIs, applications, and legacy systems, with minimal performance overhead and support for custom rules and integrations.

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

Leader

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 ↗

Coraza

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

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	Coraza
WebPlatforms	✓	-
CLIPlatforms	✓	-
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

AWS WAF✓

Coraza–

CLI

AWS WAF✓

Coraza–

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

AWS WAF✓

Coraza✗

Self-hosted

AWS WAF✗

Coraza✓

Integrations

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

AWS WAF

Leader

5 total

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

Independently observed

Coraza

3 total

NGINX
Envoy
Apache APISIX

Independently observed

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