Azure Web Application Firewall vs Indusface AppTrana comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Web Application Firewall
Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
14th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Microsoft Security Suite (18th)
Indusface AppTrana
Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
27th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection (24th), Bot Management (9th)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the market share of Azure Web Application Firewall is 6.8% and it increased by 26.6% compared to the previous year. The market share of Indusface AppTrana is 0.6% and it increased by 42.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Unique Categories:
Microsoft Security Suite
1.3%
 

Featured Reviews

SP
Nov 27, 2023
Fast time to deploy and integrates well into the Azure ecosystem, but is expensive
I use the solution as an internal dashboard app for internal customers. We use its different automation features.  We mainly implemented it since it was easy to use and deploy. I was new to Azure and we had to deploy something quickly. The automation gives us a quick turnaround.  The time to…
Arinze Anakwue - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 19, 2024
Cost-effective and used as an effective firewall
We use Indusface AppTrana as a firewall The solution should add an enhanced dashboard to make it easy to navigate. I have been using Indusface AppTrana for a few months. Indusface AppTrana is a stable solution that doesn't break down. Around 100 users are using the solution in our…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution has good dashboards."
"We have found the most valuable features to be the web application, minimal skills required for management, control through policies, and automation."
"The integration it has with GitHub is great."
"The most valuable feature is that it allows us to publish our applications behind the firewall."
"It's a good option if you want a solution that's ready to go and easy for your team to learn. It's cloud-based, so you don't need to buy or maintain any hardware infrastructure."
"The initial setup is easy and straightforward...Azure Web Application Firewall is a scalable product."
"It's quite a stable product and works well with Microsoft products."
"Azure WAF is extremely stable."
"We use Indusface AppTrana as a firewall."
 

Cons

"Azure WAF should not be deployed in the middle of the traffic."
"The management can be improved."
"Deployment should be simplified so that a non-techie can handle it."
"I would say that Azure's customer service is not that good...I am not very happy with the support offered."
"There is a need to be able to configure the solution more."
"In Brazil, we have some problems with the phone service that affect our connection with the cloud. However, it isn't common."
"From a reporting perspective, they could do more there."
"The support for proxy forwarding could improve."
"The solution should add an enhanced dashboard to make it easy to navigate."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is for this solution is fair and there is a license needed."
"The price of the solution depends on your architecture and how you manage it. You can control the cost in Azure quite well. The costs do not directly correlate to expenses in the features we are using."
"We have an enterprise agreement with Microsoft and the pricing is good."
"Azure WAF has price advantages over other WAF solutions. The pricing model is flexible because you pay on a scale based on the level of protection you need."
"I give the pricing a nine out of ten."
"Indusface AppTrana is an affordable and cost-effective solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
22%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
22%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Healthcare Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Web Application Firewall?
The pricing is quite high. It's not cheap. The free version doesn't have the capability a user would need.
What needs improvement with Azure Web Application Firewall?
The documentation needs to be improved. It's not ideal. There are multiple deployment options. However, there is a lack of clarity around them. There's no real community to reach out to and no vide...
What are some best practices for AppTrana?
One of the best practices is to educate employees on how to avoid becoming a bot, so to speak. Attackers often use compromised devices controlled remotely to launch DDoS attacks. It's essential to...
What are AppTrana's self-managed rules and how do they work?
The self-managed rules feature offers a lot of flexibility in defining the trigger conditions for activating rules within users' applications. Users can specify the circumstances under which the ru...
How exactly does a Web Application Firewall work?
Two of the advanced techniques that a WAF employs are geo-fencing and geo-blocking to further enhance security. Geo-fencing allows users to create a virtual perimeter around a specific geographica...
 

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AppTrana
 

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