We performed a comparison between Citrix Web App and API Protection and Imperva DDoS 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."When our primary link goes down I can still get to my Cisco devices and the NetScaler devices on-prem because of the SDN solution. If the internet connection at one of the branches goes down, we can still route them, they still get internet based on the SDN solution through one of the other sites. They can carry on working."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"I prefer this solution because of its user-friendly interface. I find it simple and close to what I am currently using, which is Citrix Fortiva Access for Multi-Factor Authentication. I appreciate the familiar user interface and troubleshooting tools it offers."
"We have good customer support."
"The web application firewall which protects our services on the internet, and then of course services like our ability to provide high availability for the services we are offering are the most valuable features."
"I like the solution's simplicity compared to Citrix's on-prem solutions."
"The advantage of Citrix Web App and API Protection is just its graphic user interface for beginners. The solution is nothing special, but we have to use it for the corporation. Another advantage of Citrix Web App and API Protection is that we have our copy to test things and get the know-how of it."
"Citrix is good for application protection."
"It is an effective threat mitigation tool."
"Real-time monitoring is also a great tool, as you may watch several parameters in real time."
"The technical support is excellent."
"We use Imperva DDoS to stop DDoS attacks and reduce the amount of unwanted queries against web services or web scraping."
"It blocks all types of attacks."
"The solution has a very good interface."
"The three-second service level agreement is already better than the competition."
"On the activity log, I can see the exact details, the visit, and the threat."
"The user interface could be more friendly. Some wizards and other documentation for administrators, as well as some use cases, helps us to understand the solution."
"The solution's pricing is a big concern and should be improved."
"Security could be improved because then I can get rid of my Cisco firewalls. If they improve the security then I could run my security, my proxy, my firewalling and my SDN solution on one device instead of having to have multiple devices."
"The setup was not simple."
"An area for improvement in Citrix Web App and API Protection is for it to give real-time notifications and alerts. It would be practical if the solution warns you if there's an attack or if the load or traffic volume increases or decreases. An additional feature I'd like to see in Citrix Web App and API Protection is a prediction or artificial intelligence on what is happening, for example, attacks."
"Citrix Web App and API Protection could improve in the area of licensing"
"The configuration for its web application firewall is complicated."
"The product could be improved by making it easier to use and easier to implement."
"Imperva now offers add-ons to add functionality, but I would like to see these included in the product, even if it would cost more."
"We had an issue when securing the web applications for DDoS protection."
"The solution needs to improve Integration with third parties for their on-prem deployment models. The integration is not that good yet."
"It would be better if we were able to manage and apply changes to multiple websites/web applications, and search WAF logs for multiple websites, via the Incapsula dashboard."
"I would like to have support for SSL management and secure DNS."
"Analytics in the area of risk need to be improved to supply more information to the users for creating better environments."
"I would like to see automated reporting to improve visibility."
"Imperva should have more points of presence in Africa."
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Citrix Web App and API Protection is ranked 20th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 11 reviews while Imperva DDoS is ranked 18th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 74 reviews. Citrix Web App and API Protection is rated 8.0, while Imperva DDoS is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Citrix Web App and API Protection writes "Affordable, provides advanced features, and protects applications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Imperva DDoS writes "I like the content monitoring feature which I haven't seen in other WAF solutions". Citrix Web App and API Protection is most compared with F5 Advanced WAF, Azure Front Door, Fortinet FortiWeb and AWS WAF, whereas Imperva DDoS is most compared with Cloudflare, Akamai, Arbor DDoS, Radware DefensePro and AWS WAF. See our Citrix Web App and API Protection vs. Imperva DDoS report.
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