Cloudflare Web Application Firewall Reviews

Name: Cloudflare Web Application Firewall
Brand: Cloudflare
Rating: 4 (21 reviews)

4.2 out of 5

21 reviews
94% willing to recommend

What is Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall's intuitive dashboard enables users to build powerful rules through easy clicks and also provides Terraform integration. Every request to the WAF is inspected against the rule engine and the threat intelligence curated from protecting over 27 Million websites. Suspicious requests can be blocked, challenged or logged as per the needs of the user while legitimate requests are routed to the destination, agnostic of whether it lives on-premise or in the cloud. Analytics and Cloudflare Logs enable visibility into actionable metrics for the user.

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Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is the #7 ranked solution in top Web Application Firewalls. PeerSpot users give Cloudflare Web Application Firewall an average rating of 8.4 out of 10. Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is most commonly compared to Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks: Cloudflare Web Application Firewall vs Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks. Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 39% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a educational organization, accounting for 26% of all views.

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SachidDoshi

Senior Enterprise Security Architect at HGS - Hinduja Global Solutions

The solution's learning curve can still be further reduced, which presently stands at two or three months. The product has a custom rule set that users can modify and manifest as needed. The vendor can probably shorten the learning curve using cutting-edge technologies like AI. The solution provider can also work around the web applications and identify the toolset that needs to be implemented to deploy the solution in less time. The vendor has launched a SASE product that can function with Cloudflare Web Application Firewall, but many improvements are needed in terms of features, such as the web filtering feature, and CASB has not yet been added.

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Domenico Iandoli

Network Security Manager at INNOVERY SPA

Integration is quite easy when migrating DNS to Cloudflare, as they manage DNS implementation. Once DNS is set up, traffic redirection to their platform is straightforward. However, it's important to manage your IP addresses carefully, possibly using additional tools or configurations to ensure they are properly protected and directed. Cloudflare leverages AI-driven solutions, with policies set using machine learning, which forms the foundation of their AI capabilities. They offer AI functionalities for developers looking to optimize or distribute their applications, such as Workers, a serverless solution enabling application deployment without the need for dedicated machines. This setup is also AI-enabled, enhancing its capabilities Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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Ahmer Masood

Head of Cloud & Cyber Security Services (Garaj) at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

The first one is the log management and reporting part. If they add logs history within the Cloudflare offering, that would be a great benefit. There are a few features that come free with Cloudflare WAF, such as bot management. When users use it they ask for a fee. Users are not usually aware of these features in the initial phase. Users should know that these features are free for three or four months, and after that, they have to pay for them. This would help to align their expectations from the very first day. There should be training modules that we use for our sales teams and product experts similar to Fortinet and VMware.

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Cloudflare Web Application Firewall mindshare

As of October 2024, the mindshare of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category stands at 7.5%, up from 7.0% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Last updated Oct 8, 2024

Valuable Features

"Some of the most valuable features of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall include its DNS zone setup and the zero trust policy."
"Cloudflare WAF provides protection through rules and functionalities like Cloudflare's SDRAP."
"It's pretty convenient and pretty easy to set up and run. And then kind of for static content, it also offers caching."

Room for Improvement

"The dashboard could be more user-friendly."
"Support can be challenging at times."
"We have noticed some latency when the call goes through the firewall. That could be improved."