We performed a comparison between AWS WAF and FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) 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."The most valuable feature is the scalability because it automatically scales up or scales down as per our requirements."
"We preferred the product based on its cost. AWS WAF is an out-of-the-box solution and integrates with the AWS services that we use. It's natively integrated with AWS."
"Its best feature is that it is on the cloud and does not require local hardware resources."
"The interface is good."
"The product's initial setup phase was very simple."
"One common use case is using detection protection for enhancing security models in AWS. Another use case is implementing log analysis and response recovery procedures for email services."
"The most valuable feature of AWS WAF is its highly configurable rules system."
"The most valuable features are the geo-restriction denials and the web ACL."
"FortiWeb Web Application Firewall blocks attacks from application layers and provides protection."
"It is good for web tracking applications."
"We use it to secure VMs and applications. It protects against DDoS attacks. It's very user-friendly."
"The machine learning feature reduces the false positives."
"FortiWeb identified potential DDoS attacks and suspicious domain activity, showcasing the value of its machine-learning capabilities."
"The fact that I can log into the platform and see everybody, see logs, authentication failure, and see everything on one platform, is the most valuable feature."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"The product is easy to configure."
"It would be better if AWS WAF were more flexible. For example, if you take a third-party WAF like Imperva, they maintain the rule set, and these rule sets are constantly updated. They push security insights or new rules into the firewall. However, when it comes to AWS, it has a standard set of rules, and only those sets of rules in the application firewalls trigger alerts, block, and manage traffic. Alternative WAFs have something like bot mitigation or bot control within the WAF, but you don't have such things in AWS WAF. I will say there could have been better bot mitigation plans, there could have been better dealer mitigation plans, and there could be better-updated rule sets for every security issue which arises in web applications. In the next release, I would like to see if AWS WAF could take on DDoS protection within itself rather than being in a stand-alone solution like AWS Shield. I would also like a solution like a bot mitigation."
"On the UI side, I would like it if they could bring back the geolocation view on the corner."
"There is room for improvement in pricing."
"The product should improve the DDoS-related features."
"AWS WAF should provide better protection to its users, and the security features need to improve."
"The solution should identify why it blocks particular websites."
"When users choose the free service, there isn't great support available to them."
"The cost management has room for improvement."
"It would be good if the solution integrated with other solutions, like SAP."
"There is room for improvement in the support. The response time could be faster. Plus, they ask for a lot of information. It is not easy to get support."
"FortiWeb Web Application Firewall's signature database updates could be improved."
"There is room for improvement in pricing, and actually, the price is a bit higher because on the same terms I purchased, the support subscription is so high."
"WAF needs more signatures on FortiWeb and updates the database continuously to protect against new attacks."
"We have encountered issues with webhooks and management of FortiWeb Web Application Firewall's on-premise version."
"The technical support team is bad."
"FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) needs to update its attack prevention database."
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AWS WAF is ranked 1st in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 52 reviews while FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) is ranked 16th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 15 reviews. AWS WAF is rated 8.0, while FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of AWS WAF writes "A highly stable solution that helps mitigate different kinds of bot attacks and SQL injection attacks". On the other hand, the top reviewer of FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) writes "Protects internal applications and prevents target attacks ". AWS WAF is most compared with Azure Web Application Firewall, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, F5 Advanced WAF, Imperva Web Application Firewall and Fortinet FortiWeb, whereas FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) is most compared with F5 Advanced WAF and Azure Front Door. See our AWS WAF vs. FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) report.
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