# AWS WAF vs Fastly Next-Gen WAF

| Attribute | AWS WAF | Fastly Next-Gen WAF |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 61 (61% (medium)) | 66.7 (26% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| integrations.count | 5 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Amazon CloudFront"},{"name":"Amazon API Gateway"},{"name":"AWS CloudWatch"},{"name":"AWS Shield"},{"name":"AWS Marketplace (third-party managed rules)"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Elastic"},{"name":"Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard WAF","summary":"$5/web ACL + $1/rule + per-million-request charges","features":["Web ACL creation and management","Custom rule creation","Allow/Block/Count actions","Request filtering and inspection","CloudWatch Logs integration"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD","description":"per web ACL"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":1,"period":"month","currency":"USD","description":"per rule or managed rule group"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"million requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.6,"currency":"USD","description":"varies by region"}],"description":"Base WAF protection with customizable rules","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"cloudwatch_logs_per_million_requests":"500 MB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Bot Control","summary":"Free tier + $1/million requests after free allowance","features":["Common bot detection and management","Targeted bot control","Bot traffic visibility","Rate limiting for bot traffic","Scope-down statements to reduce evaluated traffic"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"million requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":1,"currency":"USD","description":"charged after free tier"}],"description":"Visibility and control over bot traffic","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"common_bot_control_free_requests":"10 million/month","targeted_bot_control_free_requests":"1 million/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Fraud Control","summary":"$10/month per web ACL + per-request charges","features":["Account Takeover Prevention","Account Creation Fraud Prevention","Compromised credential monitoring","Fake account creation detection"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD","description":"per web ACL for managed rule"}],"description":"Account takeover prevention and account creation fraud prevention","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"CAPTCHA and Challenge responses"},{"name":"Managed rule groups from AWS Marketplace"}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing: $5/web ACL, $1/rule, plus per-request charges. Free tier for bot control.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/waf/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T22:21:15.356Z","startingPrice":{"amount":1,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free Tier","summary":"Free tier with usage-based overage charges","features":["DDoS protection","API threat detection","Real-time attack visibility"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.28,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":10000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Experiment with core platform capabilities","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"secrets":"10","requests":"1 Million","bandwidth":"100 GB","kv_storage":"5 GB","image_requests":"100,000","compute_requests":"10 Million","tls_managed_domains":"5","ddos_blocked_requests":"500,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Contact sales for quote","description":"Custom deployment and support for large-scale operations","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Gold Support"},{"name":"Enterprise Support"}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing with free tier; enterprise packages from $1,500/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.fastly.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T22:26:39.796Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":1,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |

## Capabilities (WAF)

| Capability | AWS WAF | Fastly Next-Gen 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 | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:14:51.521Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*