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Azure Front Door vs FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Front Door
Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
10th
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
CDN (2nd), Microsoft Security Suite (15th)
FortiWeb Web Application Fi...
Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
17th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the mindshare of Azure Front Door is 4.3%, down from 7.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) is 0.6%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
 

Featured Reviews

Thomas Zebar - PeerSpot reviewer
May 4, 2023
Provides great security with a good application firewall
The initial setup is straightforward. If you want to use the portal, CLI, or PowerShare, or you want to use automation data for one month, it's straightforward. Even when it comes to operational maintenance, it's pretty easy and straightforward. Microsoft has done a great job on that front. Maintenance generally requires someone who is a cloud administrator or similar to maintain services in general, with Front Door a small piece of a larger maintenance requirement. There's not a lot to manage, the configuration is simple. I encourage people to document the configuration and infrastructure as well as disaster recovery in case anything happens.
Nitith Unarat - PeerSpot reviewer
May 13, 2024
Identifies potential DDoS attacks and suspicious domain activity
My company is a Fortinet partner and specializes in FortiWeb. We often compete against cloud-native solutions like Azure Application Gateway WAF. We typically conduct proof-of-concept tests for potential clients. They are usually looking for API protection and bot mitigation, which FortiWeb excels…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It inspects the traffic at the network level before it comes into Azure. We can do SSL offloading, and it can detect abnormalities before the traffic comes into the application. It can be used globally and is easy to set up. It is also quite stable and scalable."
"The tool is easy to use for beginners."
"The price is one of the most important aspects of the product. It's quite affordable."
"The web application firewall is a great feature."
"I am impressed with the tool's integrations."
"Has a great application firewall and we like the security."
"You can assign as many web application firewall policies as you want to the same instance of Front Door."
"The solution is good."
"The tool secures our critical applications, especially the mobile money application, which is often targeted by attacks. The solution provides rapid protection and has proven reliable against various threats."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"We use it to secure VMs and applications. It protects against DDoS attacks. It's very user-friendly."
"FortiWeb Web Application Firewall helps us to block certain categories of browsing, such as weapons, and other inappropriate content on the client side. We have also blocked social media sites like TikTok and Facebook to enhance user productivity and maintain application security."
"The machine learning on FortiWeb WAF is valuable."
"The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtration, web filter, application filter, and IPS."
"FortiWeb Web Application Firewall blocks attacks from application layers and provides protection."
"It is good for web tracking applications."
 

Cons

"In the tool, there needs to be a good amount of monitoring in the area of health probes to capture in front of what is happening."
"I'm responsible for the governance and cost control of Azure. I'm not a specialist in any products and therefore I couldn't really speak effectively to features that are lacking or missing."
"This is a relatively expensive solution."
"It lacks sufficient functionality."
"The product needs to improve its latency."
"My suggestion for improvement would be to enhance the Data Export feature to include specific tables, particularly the Azure Diagnostics table."
"The tool should improve its cost."
"The product's features are limited compared to Cloudflare. The tool also doesn't work well in a hybrid environment. I would like to see a way to add personalized APIs in the system."
"The documentation is poor."
"FortiWeb Web Application Firewall's signature database updates could be improved."
"FortiWeb Web Application Firewall needs to improve its performance."
"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."
"The product lacks features offered by enterprise-level firewall tools."
"FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) needs to update its attack prevention database."
"WAF needs more signatures on FortiWeb and updates the database continuously to protect against new attacks."
"FortiWeb WAF's tuning causes trouble. It's complicated. The solution needs to improve the signature feature as well."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is a bit expensive."
"The pricing of the solution is good."
"Considering the standard licensing of the tool, even though we have not checked the billing as of now, it might not be very costly."
"It is on a pay-as-you-go basis."
"The transition to the premium tier has led to increased costs, making it more expensive than the classic tier."
"The product is expensive."
"I rate the product price a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price, and ten is a low price."
"The licensing cost of the product is pretty high compared to other OEMs in the market."
"It is a cheap solution."
"FortiWeb Web Application Firewall's pricing is suited for small or medium organizations."
"The product provides very good prices to customers. The price is set well and offers great value for money."
"FortiWeb Web Application Firewall is not expensive."
"FortiWeb WAF is priced well for customers compared to other vendors' solutions."
"This product offers two pricing options: a standard package and an advanced package."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What's the difference between Azure Front Door and Application Gateway?
We found Azure Front Door to be easily scaled and very stable. The implementation is very fast and Microsoft provides excellent support. Azure Front Door can quickly detect abnormalities before the...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Front Door?
It's a matter of value versus price. If we add more features and raise the price, it must remain justifiable. If we maintain the current set of reasonable features and keep the pricing competitive,...
What do you like most about FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF)?
The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtration, web filter, application filter, and IPS.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF)?
The product provides very good prices to customers. The price is set well and offers great value for money.
What needs improvement with FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF)?
Regarding areas for improvement, the documentation needs work. We had issues with a customer because the documentation didn't clearly show which devices can connect with FortiWeb WAF, leading to mi...
 

Also Known As

Azure Front-Door
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Overview

Find out what your peers are saying about Azure Front Door vs. FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) and other solutions. Updated: October 2024.
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