Comparison

Imperva WAF vs ModSecurity

No leader: the top candidate ModSecurity has only 0.20 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
Imperva WAF22
ModSecurity32
Score
Vioscale score
Imperva WAF22 / 100low · 3%updating
ModSecurity32 / 100low · 20%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Imperva WAF
ModSecurity
Model
Imperva WAF
ModSecuritycommercial
Price level
Imperva WAF
ModSecurityfree
Integrations
Count
Imperva WAF5
ModSecurity
Adoption
Dependent repos
Imperva WAF
ModSecurity0
Github stars
Imperva WAF
ModSecurity9,753
Activity
Commits last 30d
Imperva WAF
ModSecurity0
Release
Cadence days
Imperva WAF
ModSecurity85
History
Imperva WAF
ModSecurity20 items
License
Spdx
Imperva WAF
ModSecurityApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Imperva WAF
ModSecurityC++

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

ModSecurity

A flexible firewall module that monitors HTTP traffic and enforces security policies through a customizable rules engine.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Imperva WAF

Pricing not documented yet.

ModSecurity

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Imperva WAF
ModSecurity
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Imperva WAF
ModSecurity
Self-hosted
Imperva WAF
ModSecurity
Hybrid
Imperva WAF
ModSecurity

Integrations

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

Imperva WAF

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

ModSecurity

Not documented yet.

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