Azure Web Application Firewall Reviews

Name: Azure Web Application Firewall
Brand: Microsoft
Rating: 4.2 (11 reviews)

4.2 out of 5

11 reviews
91% willing to recommend

What is Azure Web Application Firewall?

Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) provides centralized protection of your web applications from common exploits and vulnerabilities. Web applications are increasingly targeted by malicious attacks that exploit commonly known vulnerabilities. SQL injection and cross-site scripting are among the most common attacks.

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Azure Web Application Firewall is the #13 ranked solution in top Web Application Firewalls and #19 ranked solution in top Microsoft Security Suite solutions. PeerSpot users give Azure Web Application Firewall an average rating of 8.4 out of 10. Based on the analysis of the 11 most recent Azure Web Application Firewall reviews, the overall sentiment is positive, with a sentiment score of 7.2. Azure Web Application Firewall is most commonly compared to Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks: Azure Web Application Firewall vs Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks. Azure Web Application Firewall is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 61% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a computer software company, accounting for 20% of all views.

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Thomas Zebar

Azure Principal Architect at Cloud Computech Consultancy

We use the solution to protect our web applications. It is important to protect web applications from the core, such as SQL injection. We can leverage the built-in Microsoft application, such as Defender, to do this. Application firewalls offer many benefits The WAF protection is the most…

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Audrien Manfo

President & Chief Executive Officer at a hospitality company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup is fairly easy. I'd rate it seven out of ten. We have two people deploying the product. They are engineers that handle Azure cloud security. We have around 11 people maintaining the solution. For example, if something changes in the network grid, or if there is a configuration change necessary, they would jump in to adjust. They also monitor all events to make sure nothing is wrong internally. Mostly, cybersecurity analysts manage it.

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Mrigendra Kumar

Senior Specialist - Azure Cloud at HCL Technologies Ltd

We're just monitoring post-configuration. The monitoring is good. It was pretty much issue-free. It's quite a stable product and works well with Microsoft products. The initial setup is very easy. It's scalable. Technical support is helpful. This is a trustworthy product. Microsoft is well-known and respected around the world. There are a lot of features, including features for standard and premium deployments. Small businesses can use the product and easily move up as they grow.

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Azure Web Application Firewall mindshare

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As of December 2024, the mindshare of Azure Web Application Firewall in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category stands at 5.3%, up from 5.2% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Key learnings from peers

Last updated Nov 21, 2024

Valuable Features

"The most valuable feature of Azure Web Application Firewall is its ability to filter requests and block false positives by using custom rules and the OWASP rule set."
"It's great for protecting against DDoS attacks."
"The integration it has with GitHub is great."

Room for Improvement

"We would like to see additional site services using AI to provide information about blocking requests and offer analytics on the origin of calls."
"The knowledge base could be improved."
"The documentation needs to be improved."

Pricing

"The price is reasonable. It is approximately $2,000 US per month."
"I give the pricing a nine out of ten."
"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."