Azure Web Application Firewall vs Microsoft Azure Application Gateway comparison

Azure Web Application Firewall and Microsoft Azure Application Gateway are both solutions in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category. Azure Web Application Firewall is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.4, while Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.3. Azure Web Application Firewall holds a 5.4% mindshare in WAF, compared to Microsoft Azure Application Gateway’s 10.5% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of Azure Web Application Firewall users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 78% of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway users who would recommend it.

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78% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Azure Web Application Firewall and Microsoft Azure Application Gateway 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.

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Web Application Firewall

Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)

13th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Microsoft Security Suite (20th)

Microsoft Azure Application...

Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)

2nd

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the mindshare of Azure Web Application Firewall is 5.4%, up from 5.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is 10.5%, down from 13.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

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Thomas Zebar

Azure Principal Architect at Cloud Computech Consultancy

Is priced well, is stable, and the initial setup is straightforward

I previously used Barracuda Web Application Firewall. I hope that Azure Web Application Firewall will look at other products and replicate some of their functionality. Azure WAF is doing great because it is designed to host web applications in Azure. However, it can be improved with other services. Barracuda is the most advanced firewall in the industry, so Azure WAF could pick some of its features and replicate them into its own application firewall. Barracuda WAF was deployed in parallel to the traffic. Azure WAF should not be deployed in the middle of the traffic. It should support both public and private points of presence. Additionally, like Barracuda, Azure WAF should have an inspection engine that covers not just Microsoft products, but also products from other manufacturers. This would be a great addition to the product and would increase its security functionality.

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Sami

Cyber Security Consultant at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

High stability with built-in rules that reduce alerts and are easy to configure

The graphical interface needs improvement because it is not user friendly. There isn't a standardized process for blocking IPs. IPs need to be blocked individually, whether one or one hundred. A normal scenario would be to copy and paste multiple IPs at the same time but the solution does not offer this option. Updating takes a long time and is up to the WAF. In most cases, we prepare scripts to handle these updates.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is that it allows us to publish our applications behind the firewall."

"The integration it has with GitHub is great."

"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 a good option if you want a solution that's ready to go and easy for your team to learn. It's cloud-based, so you don't need to buy or maintain any hardware infrastructure."

"Azure WAF is extremely stable."

"It's quite a stable product and works well with Microsoft products."

"We have found the most valuable features to be the web application, minimal skills required for management, control through policies, and automation."

"The initial setup is easy and straightforward...Azure Web Application Firewall is a scalable product."

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"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is its ease of use."

"The tool is easy to use and quite flexible. It has policy management features as well. The solution screens all traffic to our web applications before passing it to the application. We recently tested it on one of our poorly developed applications, and the upgrade gave us a 100% result based on our tests. It's very effective as a security measure, and people can detect threats even through the web application."

"In my experience, Microsoft products have a smooth integration and facilitate easy management and monitoring. Using Azure Application Gateway allows us to efficiently handle the system loads."

"The solution is easy to set up."

"This is a SaaS product, so it is always up to date."

"Good customization; able to report and take action on alerts."

"The health probe is pretty good for your backend health. It tells you whether it's communicating and talking to the endpoint correctly. It is quite useful."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is traffic management."

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Cons

"Azure WAF should not be deployed in the middle of the traffic."

"There is a need to be able to configure the solution more."

"The documentation needs to be improved."

"The management can be improved."

"We would like to see additional site services using AI to provide information about blocking requests and offer analytics on the origin of calls."

"From a reporting perspective, they could do more there."

"The knowledge base could be improved."

"Deployment should be simplified so that a non-techie can handle it."

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"The solution is easy to use overall, but the dashboard could be updated with a better layout and graphical design so that we can see the data a bit easier. Microsoft could also add more documentation. The documentation Microsoft provides doesn't tell us about resource requirements. We found that the instances we had weren't sufficient to support the firewall, so we had to increase them."

"The solution should provide more security for certificate-based services so that we can implement more security on that."

"The tool's pricing could be improved."

"It takes a lot of time for a certificate to update in the system. That is a huge drawback, affecting the load-balancing side. And when there are changes to the load balancing, it affects the end-user."

"I want the solution's support to improve. The tool is also expensive."

"The monitoring on the solution could be better."

"The product could be easier to use and implement."

"I believe that there is room for improvement in terms of additional functionality. It is an advantage to have features readily available for configuration without needing customer-defined rules."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"The price is for this solution is fair and there is a license needed."

"The price of the solution depends on your architecture and how you manage it. You can control the cost in Azure quite well. The costs do not directly correlate to expenses in the features we are using."

"The price is reasonable. It is approximately $2,000 US per month."

"We have an enterprise agreement with Microsoft and the pricing is good."

"The product is expensive. I rate the pricing a seven out of ten."

"The solution is cheaper than Imperva. I rate it four to five out of ten."

"It is not expensive."

"The solution is reasonably priced."

"The tool's pricing model is pay-as-you-go."

"It is an expensive solution. We have an enterprise agreement, it is monthly."

"The solution is paid monthly. The solution is highly expensive."

"I would rate the pricing a three out of ten, with ten being cheap and one being expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure Web Application Firewall?

The integration it has with GitHub is great.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Web Application Firewall?

The price is reasonable. It is approximately $2,000 US per month. This cost is one of the main reasons why we selected Azure Web Application Firewall. It provides enough functionality for our needs.

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What needs improvement with Azure Web Application Firewall?

Microsoft is constantly working on improvements. We would like to see additional site services using AI to provide information about blocking requests and offer analytics on the origin of calls. Th...

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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...

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How does AWS WAF compare to Microsoft Azure Application Gateway?

Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Amazon’s Web Service Web Application Firewall or Microsoft Azure Application Gateway web application firewall software was the better fit ...

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What do you like most about Microsoft Azure Application Gateway?

Application Gateway automatically redirects unwanted users and takes care of the security aspect. It also handles the performance side of things, which is why we use it.

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Overview

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.

To learn more about our solution, ask questions, and share feedback, join our Microsoft Security, Compliance and Identity Community.

Azure Application Gateway is a web traffic load balancer that enables you to manage traffic to your web applications. Traditional load balancers operate at the transport layer (OSI layer 4 - TCP and UDP) and route traffic based on source IP address and port, to a destination IP address and port.

To learn more about our solution, ask questions, and share feedback, join our Microsoft Security, Compliance and Identity Community.

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Lilly, AccuWeather, AIRFRANCE, Honeywell

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