# Coraza vs ModSecurity

| Attribute | Coraza | ModSecurity |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 46.1 (32% (low)) | 32.3 (20% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 11 | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 16 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 3,761 | 9,753 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A flexible firewall module that monitors HTTP traffic and enforces security policies through a customizable rules engine. |
| integrations.count | 3 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"NGINX"},{"name":"Envoy"},{"name":"Apache APISIX"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Go | C++ |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://coraza.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T22:25:47.555Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://modsecurity.org/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T22:22:16.598Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 31 | 85 |
| release.history | 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| `[{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.14","date":"2026-07-02T18:56:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.9.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v3.0.16","date":"2026-06-29T16:40:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v3.0.15","date":"2026-04-28T17:48:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.13","date":"2026-04-28T18:09:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.9.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.12","date":"2025-08-05T19:21:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.9.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.11","date":"2025-07-01T20:07:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.9.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.10","date":"2025-06-02T15:07:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.9.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.9","date":"2025-05-21T19:49:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.9.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v3.0.14","date":"2025-02-25T14:32:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v3.0.13","date":"2024-09-03T13:56:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.8","date":"2024-09-03T13:07:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.9.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v3.0.12","date":"2024-01-30T15:52:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v3.0.11","date":"2023-12-06T20:01:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v3.0.10","date":"2023-07-25T16:38:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v3.0.9","date":"2023-04-13T03:22:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.7","date":"2023-01-05T01:45:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.9.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v3.0.8","date":"2022-09-07T20:16:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.6","date":"2022-09-08T00:23:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.9.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v3.0.7","date":"2022-05-30T20:08:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.5","date":"2021-11-22T23:59:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.9.5"}]` |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 9.3 | - |
| security.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"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nixpkgs&package_name=libmodsecurity&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (WAF)

| Capability | Coraza | ModSecurity |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T16:36:03.217Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*