We performed a comparison between AWS WAF and FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."This is not a product that you need to install. You just use it."
"The access instruction feature is the most valuable. This is what we use the most."
"We preferred the product based on its cost. AWS WAF is an out-of-the-box solution and integrates with the AWS services that we use. It's natively integrated with AWS."
"The ability to take multiple data sets and match those data sets together is the solution's most valuable feature. The data lake that comes with it is very useful because that allows us to match data sets with different configurations that we wouldn't normally be able to match."
"It's simple, easy to use."
"What I like best about AWS WAF is that it's a simple tool, so I could understand the basics of AWS WAF in two to three hours."
"One common use case is using detection protection for enhancing security models in AWS. Another use case is implementing log analysis and response recovery procedures for email services."
"The most valuable features of AWS WAF are its cloud-native and on-demand."
"The fact that I can log into the platform and see everybody, see logs, authentication failure, and see everything on one platform, is the most valuable feature."
"The machine learning feature reduces the false positives."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"We use it to secure VMs and applications. It protects against DDoS attacks. It's very user-friendly."
"The tool secures our critical applications, especially the mobile money application, which is often targeted by attacks. The solution provides rapid protection and has proven reliable against various threats."
"The machine learning on FortiWeb WAF is valuable."
"The platform's stability is good."
"It is good for web tracking applications."
"I would like to see the addition of more advanced rate-limiting features in the next release. It would be beneficial to extend rate limiting beyond just web servers to the main node level."
"They have to do more to improve, to innovate more features. They need to increase the security. It has to be more active in detecting threats."
"We don't have much control over blocking, because the WAF is managed by AWS."
"For now, there is no feature to protect against attack of the bad bots"
"The cost management has room for improvement."
"This solution could be improved if the configuration steps were more specific to WAF, compared to other cloud services."
"We need more support as we go global."
"The product should improve the DDoS-related features."
"We have encountered issues with webhooks and management of FortiWeb Web Application Firewall's on-premise version."
"There could be ADC offering as well."
"The technical support team is bad."
"FortiWeb Web Application Firewall needs to improve its performance."
"I don't see any issues with the tool apart from the pricing aspect of the product. The price of the product is an area where improvements are required."
"FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) needs to update its attack prevention database."
"The documentation is poor."
"There is room for improvement in the support. The response time could be faster. Plus, they ask for a lot of information. It is not easy to get support."
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AWS WAF is ranked 1st in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 52 reviews while FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) is ranked 16th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 15 reviews. AWS WAF is rated 8.0, while FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of AWS WAF writes "A highly stable solution that helps mitigate different kinds of bot attacks and SQL injection attacks". On the other hand, the top reviewer of FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) writes "Protects internal applications and prevents target attacks ". AWS WAF is most compared with Azure Web Application Firewall, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, F5 Advanced WAF, Imperva Web Application Firewall and Cloudflare Web Application Firewall, whereas FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) is most compared with F5 Advanced WAF and Azure Front Door. See our AWS WAF vs. FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) report.
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