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AWS WAF mindshare

As of March 2025, the mindshare of AWS WAF in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category stands at 11.6%, down from 13.7% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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TypeTitleDate
CategoryWeb Application Firewall (WAF)Mar 8, 2025Download
ProductReviews, tips, and advice from real usersMar 8, 2025Download
ComparisonAWS WAF vs Microsoft Azure Application GatewayMar 8, 2025Download
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Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
Insurance Company
5%
Comms Service Provider
5%
Healthcare Company
4%
Real Estate/Law Firm
4%
Retailer
4%
Media Company
3%
Educational Organization
3%
University
3%
Energy/Utilities Company
3%
Hospitality Company
2%
Construction Company
2%
Non Profit
2%
Legal Firm
2%
Wholesaler/Distributor
2%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Outsourcing Company
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%
Logistics Company
1%
Transportation Company
1%
Consumer Goods Company
1%
Performing Arts
1%
Engineering Company
1%

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Kavin Kalaiarasu - PeerSpot user
Security Analyst at M2P Fintech
Verified user of AWS WAF
Jan 7, 2025
AWS's cloud-native security simplifies rule enforcement but needs better DDoS integration

Pros

"The cloud-native nature of AWS is crucial since most of our workload is in AWS, making AWS WAF native to Amazon Web Services. "

Cons

"The dashboarding could be improved, and the default metrics provided by AWS WAF could be upgraded."
AshishGautam - PeerSpot user
IT Project Manager at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute In India
Verified user of AWS WAF
Jan 4, 2024
Along with outstanding stability, the tool also offers good-quality technical support

Pros

"The product's initial setup phase was very simple."

Cons

"The area of reporting in the product needs to have a proper format."
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Director of Security Architecture at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of AWS WAF
Jul 27, 2024
Helps to protect web applications and web traffic but needs improvements in usability and functionality

Pros

"We integrate AWS WAF with several platforms within cloud hosting and other security solutions and provisions in our business. Regarding AI, it's been around for about 20 years, so it's not new. It's just a new buzzword. I've been in security for 30 years and remember using AI when I started 25-30 years ago. We have multiple forms of AI within our business. "

Cons

"I'd like to see improvements in its usability and functionality. I'm also concerned about being too dependent on the cloud provider's WAF version. For security, using multiple vendors and not putting all our eggs in one basket is better. "
Abdul Qayyum - PeerSpot user
Software Architect at Vodworks
Verified user of AWS WAF
Apr 22, 2024
Offers a highly configurable rules system and solid stability

Pros

"The most valuable feature of AWS WAF is its highly configurable rules system."

Cons

"One area for improvement in AWS WAF could be the limitation on the number of rules, particularly those from third-party sources, within the free tier. "
Rohit Kesharwani - PeerSpot user
Manager, Engineering at 7-Eleven.
Verified user of AWS WAF
Jan 30, 2024
A highly stable solution that helps mitigate different kinds of bot attacks and SQL injection attacks

Pros

"AWS WAF helps mitigate different kinds of bot attacks and SQL injection that happen within the retail industry."

Cons

"The solution's pricing could be improved."
Sita Thomas - PeerSpot user
Associate Vice President - Engineering at Fedo.ai
Verified user of AWS WAF
Nov 28, 2024
Enhance security with flexible traffic filtering despite complex documentation

Pros

"One of the most valuable features of AWS WAF is its ability to filter web app traffic, allowing us to specify conditions such as IP addresses and HTTP headers. "

Cons

"I find the documentation somewhat complex to implement during the initial stages."
RG
Chief Technology Officer at GyFTR - Vouchagram India Pvt Ltd
Verified user of AWS WAF
Jan 1, 2023
An easy-to-manage, menu-driven solution with no coding

Pros

"The web solution effectively protects from vulnerabilities and cyber attacks. "

Cons

"The solution should identify why it blocks particular websites."
AK
AWS DevOps SRE/Infrastructure Engineer at YES!Delft
Verified user of AWS WAF
Oct 31, 2024
Product version discussed: Version two
Provides great insights about requests, helping secure our infrastructure

Pros

"The automation of blocking for security attacks is valuable, with AWS applying rate limiting. "

Cons

"Compatibility and integration functionalities, especially with services like Kafka for event-driven messaging, could be better."