What is Imperva WAF?
A web application firewall providing real-time threat blocking with integrated bot protection and API security. Uses machine learning to defend against OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities with simplified deployment and automated rule updates.
What Imperva WAF does
The capabilities that matter for waf, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Deployment model
- 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
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- Hybrid
- On-premise
- Self-hosted
Integrations (7)
Independently observed- SIEM→•
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Kong
- Imperva WAF Gateway
- Kubernetes•
Imperva WAF FAQ
Common questions about Imperva WAF, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Imperva WAF?
A web application firewall providing real-time threat blocking with integrated bot protection and API security. Uses machine learning to defend against OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities with simplified deployment and automated rule updates. It is indexed under WAF.
Source: https://www.imperva.com/products/web-application-firewall-waf/
What platforms does Imperva WAF support?
We have confirmed browser-based access to Imperva WAF. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.imperva.com/products/web-application-firewall-waf/
Can Imperva WAF be self-hosted?
Yes. Imperva WAF can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://www.imperva.com/products/web-application-firewall-waf/
What does Imperva WAF integrate with?
We have confirmed 5 integrations for Imperva WAF, including AWS, Azure, GCP, Kong and Imperva WAF Gateway. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.imperva.com/products/web-application-firewall-waf/
What security certifications does Imperva WAF have?
We have independently confirmed ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Imperva WAF. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Imperva WAF not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://www.imperva.com/resources/resource-library/datasheets/pci-compliance/
Imperva WAF alternatives
Other waf we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- AWS WAFA cloud-based firewall service that protects web applications and APIs from attacks and DDoS threatsmedium · 73%
- Corazalow · 21%
- Fastly Next-Gen WAFmedium · 55%
- ModSecurityAn open-source web application firewall engine that monitors and protects web applications against HTTP-based attackslow · 23%
- Cloudflare WAFWeb application security service that blocks malicious requests using managed and custom filtering rulesmedium · 74%
- Barracuda Web Application FirewallA network security solution that shields web applications and APIs from cyberattacks, bots, and intrusionslow · 45%
Compare Imperva WAF
Side by side against other waf, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Imperva WAF, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 55 | 0.21 | 11.5 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 87 | 0.05 | 4.4 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 24 | 0.05 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| Price level | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Pricing transparency | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 5 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 62% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Bot management: Yes · Deployment model: hybrid · Pci dss compliant: Yes · Custom rules engine: Yes · Owasp top 10 protection: Yes · Api discovery protection: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-29 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 6 | mediumsource · 2026-09-29 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-06 · 75% |
| Hipaa | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-06 · 75% |
| Iso27001 | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-06 · 75% |
| Pci | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-06 · 75% |
| Trust center | https://www.imperva.com/resources/resource-library/datasheets/security-analyst-services/ | mediumsource · 2026-09-29 · 60% |
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