Comparison

AWS WAF vs Fastly Next-Gen WAF

On the evidence we track, AWS WAF leads this comparison with a composite score of 51/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★AWS WAF51

Fastly Next-Gen WAF45

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AWS WAFLeader	Fastly Next-Gen WAF
vioscaleAI score	51 / 100medium · 73%	45 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$1	$0.10
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	5
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/?nc2=h_dsc_aa_cmp	https://www.fastly.com/security-research
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

AWS WAF51 / 100medium · 73%

Fastly Next-Gen WAF45 / 100medium · 55%

Pricing

Free tier

AWS WAF✓

Fastly Next-Gen WAF✓

Model

AWS WAFfreemium

Fastly Next-Gen WAFfreemium

Price level

AWS WAFlow

Fastly Next-Gen WAFlow

Starting price

AWS WAF$1

Fastly Next-Gen WAF$0.10

Transparent

AWS WAF✓

Fastly Next-Gen WAF✗

Integrations

Count

AWS WAF5

Fastly Next-Gen WAF5

Security

Disclosure policy

AWS WAF✓

Fastly Next-Gen WAF–

Fedramp

AWS WAF✓

Fastly Next-Gen WAF–

Gdpr

AWS WAF✓

Fastly Next-Gen WAF✓

Hipaa

AWS WAF✓

Fastly Next-Gen WAF✓

Pci

AWS WAF✓

Fastly Next-Gen WAF✓

Trust center

AWS WAFhttps://aws.amazon.com/compliance/?nc2=h_dsc_aa_cmp

Fastly Next-Gen WAFhttps://www.fastly.com/security-research

Reliability

Status page

AWS WAF✓

Fastly Next-Gen WAF–

Market

Availability

AWS WAFAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Fastly Next-Gen WAFAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

AWS WAF7 items

Fastly Next-Gen WAF6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for WAF
Capability	AWS WAF	Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Capabilities
Deployment model	Cloud	Hybrid
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	Usage based	Usage based

Capabilities

Deployment model

AWS WAFCloud

Fastly Next-Gen WAFHybrid

Owasp top 10 protection

AWS WAF✓

Fastly Next-Gen WAF✓

Custom rules engine

AWS WAF✓

Fastly Next-Gen WAF✓

Bot management

AWS WAF✓

Fastly Next-Gen WAF✓

API discovery protection

AWS WAF-

Fastly Next-Gen WAF✓

Ddos l7 protection

AWS WAF✓

Fastly Next-Gen WAF✓

Rate limiting

AWS WAF✓

Fastly Next-Gen WAF✓

Threat intel feeds

AWS WAF-

Fastly Next-Gen WAF✓

SIEM logging integration

AWS WAF-

Fastly Next-Gen WAF✓

Kubernetes ingress support

AWS WAF-

Fastly Next-Gen WAF-

SOC2 type ii

AWS WAF-

Fastly Next-Gen WAF-

PCI DSS compliant

AWS WAF-

Fastly Next-Gen WAF-

Fedramp authorized

AWS WAF-

Fastly Next-Gen WAF-

Pricing model

AWS WAFUsage based

Fastly Next-Gen WAFUsage based

What each one is

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

AWS WAF

Leader

AWS WAF filters web requests and API traffic to block common attacks like SQL injection and cross-site scripting. It manages bot traffic through rate limiting and automatic detection, and provides automated layer 7 DDoS protection.

Independently observed

Fastly Next-Gen WAF

A cloud-native security solution that protects web applications and APIs from advanced threats including credential-based account takeovers, malicious bots, and API abuse, providing real-time visibility and DevOps toolchain integration.

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 ↗

Fastly Next-Gen WAF

Usage-basedFree tier

Free tier available; usage-based pricing with volume discounts; enterprise custom pricing

FreeFree
Growth-
EnterpriseContact sales

as of 2026-09-29verify ↗

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	Fastly Next-Gen WAF
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

AWS WAF✓

Fastly Next-Gen WAF✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

AWS WAF✓

Fastly Next-Gen WAF✓

Self-hosted

AWS WAF✗

Fastly Next-Gen WAF✓

On-premise

AWS WAF✗

Fastly Next-Gen WAF✓

Hybrid

AWS WAF✗

Fastly Next-Gen WAF✓

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

Fastly Next-Gen WAF

5 total

Slack
PagerDuty
Jira
Elastic
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR

Independently observed

Still deciding?

AWS WAF or Fastly Next-Gen WAF: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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