Comparison

Fastly Next-Gen WAF vs Imperva WAF

No leader: the top candidate Fastly Next-Gen WAF has only 0.26 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Fastly Next-Gen WAF67
Imperva WAF22
Score
Vioscale score
Fastly Next-Gen WAF67 / 100low · 26%
Imperva WAF22 / 100low · 3%
Pricing
Free tier
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Imperva WAF
Model
Fastly Next-Gen WAFfreemium
Imperva WAF
Price level
Fastly Next-Gen WAFlow
Imperva WAF
Transparent
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Imperva WAF
Integrations
Count
Fastly Next-Gen WAF5
Imperva WAF5
Security
Gdpr
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Imperva WAF
Market
Availability
Fastly Next-Gen WAFAvailable worldwide · HQ US
Imperva WAF

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Fastly Next-Gen WAF

A hybrid SaaS web application firewall that protects APIs and web apps through lightweight edge agents paired with cloud-based threat intelligence, supporting on-premises, cloud, container, and serverless deployments with real-time attack visibility.

Independently observed

Imperva WAF

Imperva WAF delivers automated security policy management and attack protection with API discovery capabilities. It supports deployment as a managed cloud service or self-hosted solution using Kubernetes, allowing organizations to integrate protection with existing infrastructure without architectural changes.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Fastly Next-Gen WAF

Usage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing with free tier; enterprise packages from $1,500/month

  • Free TierFree
    • DDoS protection
    • API threat detection
    • Real-time attack visibility
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Imperva WAF

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Imperva WAF
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Imperva WAF
Self-hosted
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Imperva WAF
On-premise
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Imperva WAF
Hybrid
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Imperva WAF

Integrations

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

Fastly Next-Gen WAF

5 total
  • Slack
  • PagerDuty
  • Jira
  • Elastic
  • Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR
Independently observed

Imperva WAF

5 total
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • GCP
  • Kong
  • Imperva WAF Gateway
Independently observed

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