Check Point CloudGuard WAF vs Radware Cloud WAF Service comparison

Check Point CloudGuard WAF vs. Radware Cloud WAF Service

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

7.6

Cloudflare WAF offers essential protection with cost-effective features, supporting various platforms and enhancing website visibility and uptime.

Sentiment score

6.4

Check Point CloudGuard WAF offers increased security, over 70% ROI, reduced costs, improved efficiency, and decreased server management needs.

Sentiment score

6.1

Radware Cloud WAF Service enhances security, automates tasks, reduces costs, and improves uptime, efficiency, and bandwidth management.

My experience with the pricing or licensing of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is that many features can be accessed for free, so the pricing is definitely reasonable.

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Owner at Hga consulting

When we are attacked, we can understand how important the solution is.

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Cyber security manager at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

When you migrate to the cloud, it feels like saving 90% of your time.

Thanos Constantopoulos

Manager, Managed Security Services at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

Most of the operations happen in the background, so I do not spend much time on it.

Dialungana Malungo

Principal Cybersecurity Specialist at Unitel S.A.

I wouldn't be able to give a number, but Radware Cloud WAF does save time for our staff due to the automation and excellent detection, which is invaluable.

Haris Ishaq

IT Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

With our on-prem solution, we spent a lot of time on maintenance tasks, OS updates, and ensuring appliances ran smoothly, but with Cloud WAF, all that is managed by the cloud team, allowing us to focus on alert analysis.

Augustine Abule

Application Supervisor at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

We get major insights from the analytics rules and dashboards, allowing us to pinpoint main issues.

Tushar Makwana

IT Security Engineer at Adani Enterprises Ltd

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.3

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall's support is praised for responsiveness and helpfulness, despite challenges with contact and Indian support.

Sentiment score

6.4

Check Point CloudGuard WAF receives mixed customer support feedback, with praise for dedication and criticism for response delays.

Sentiment score

7.4

Radware Cloud WAF is praised for quick, knowledgeable support but needs improvements in API support and documentation clarity.

I would rate the technical support with Cloudflare as excellent every time I've had to contact them.

Owner at Hga consulting

The technical support of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall rates between five and seven at maximum.

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IT Manager at Amla Commerce

They need to increase the number of people for 24/7 support.

Dialungana Malungo

Principal Cybersecurity Specialist at Unitel S.A.

They were responsive even before we committed to buying their solution.

Stilian Elenkov

Infrastructure Manager at FPMH

I also received full technical support, especially during the implementation.

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Cyber security manager at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

On a scale from one to ten, I would rate the technical support that Radware provides for Cloud WAF Service a perfect ten.

Tushar Makwana

IT Security Engineer at Adani Enterprises Ltd

I would give the Radware technical support a ten out of ten. They are definitely outstanding.

Pankaj Kaushik

Security Operations Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The support provided by Radware's Emergency Response Team is excellent.

OMPRAKASH

Assistant Manager (Network and Cyber Security) at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.7

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall excels in scalability and ease of use, supporting large user bases efficiently with minimal management.

Sentiment score

7.3

Check Point CloudGuard WAF delivers outstanding scalability and support, adeptly managing increased traffic and multi-cloud environments.

Sentiment score

8.0

Radware Cloud WAF Service excels in scalability, handling traffic surges and diverse industries with seamless integration and high performance.

The scalability of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall rates between 8 to 9, as it depends upon the use cases and what exactly the client needs.

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IT Manager at Amla Commerce

If I need to scale, I open a Whatsapp group with the director and the team, and we quickly proceed to do so.

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Cyber security manager at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

They have sufficient resources, and there are no challenges from a scalability perspective.

Mantu Shaw

Project Manager at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Check Point CloudGuard WAF's scalability is very good.

Ruben Ruiz

Sr. VP of Creative & Development at a non-tech company with 51-200 employees

The scalability of Radware Cloud WAF Service rates as a perfect ten out of ten, as we haven't encountered any scaling issues.

Augustine Abule

Application Supervisor at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

The scalability of the Radware Cloud WAF Service deserves a full ten, as it is definitely scalable.

Rahul Tripathi

IT Engineer at Adani Enterprises Ltd

In terms of scalability, it's also a 10 out of 10 because we are using Radware Cloud WAF Service for more than 60,000 employees in our organization, and it works perfectly fine.

Ankit Tadha

SOC Analyst at Adani Enterprises Ltd

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.2

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is praised for its reliable performance, minimal downtime, and effective security features across industries.

Sentiment score

8.0

Check Point CloudGuard WAF is praised for its reliability, high uptime, and stability, despite minor configuration concerns.

Sentiment score

7.9

Radware Cloud WAF Service is praised for stability and reliability, with most users experiencing nearly perfect uptime.

The stability of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall deserves a perfect 10 out of 10.

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IT Manager at Amla Commerce

It is very stable.

RicardoFernandes1

Team Leader, Cloudops & Cloud Architect at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees

It is very stable, never crashing or giving me an error that I can see.

Rui Dias

Sysadmin at a government with 501-1,000 employees

I did not have any issues in the last three years during which I had more than ten critical services running on CloudGuard.

Charalampos Symeou

Information Technology - Infrastructure and Security at Cyprus Development Bank

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I have never encountered downtime, maintenance-related issues, or latency.

OMPRAKASH

Assistant Manager (Network and Cyber Security) at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The stability of Radware Cloud WAF Service is excellent, and I would rate it as a ten.

Cristian Tello

Security Team Leader at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The stability of Radware Cloud WAF Service is perfect; I would rate it a ten out of ten.

Pranav-Patel

IT Manager at Adani Enterprises Ltd

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Room For Improvement

Cloudflare's Web Application Firewall requires ModSecurity upgrades, improved logging, integration, accuracy, more controls, and better documentation.

Check Point CloudGuard WAF needs cost reduction, better integration, improved support, and enhanced usability, including menu and threat monitoring.

Radware Cloud WAF Service faces integration, support, and UI issues; improvements in language support and API management are needed.

The product can improve by having more multitenancy capability, which is currently not available.

reviewer2012637

Network Architect at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

I think they're doing a good job with DNS and as support for any domains that I create or that my clients create, it's mandatory for me to ensure they have Cloudflare as their DNS provider.

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Owner at Hga consulting

And maybe something similar to Pushpin that Fastly has, which is an option where you can push messages that then can be scaled globally over the network.

Dean Barisic

CTO at PlayNirvana

The provider could improve by providing better guidance and support during the configuration process.

Stilian Elenkov

Infrastructure Manager at FPMH

Future releases should include better bot mitigation, behavioral anomaly detection, compliance templates, advanced threat intel integration, and streamlined multi-cloud support to boost protection and usability.

Kresimir Mikolcevic

Senior Cyber Security Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

A machine learning-based adaptive mode could help the WAF learn over time and auto-tune policies.

reviewer2702679

Technical Support Executive at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

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It would be beneficial if we could perform POST requests and integrate our applications more effectively.

reviewer1854075

System Admin at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The documentation is not up to par, as while the platform's system is robust, the documentation, particularly for API integration, could be more developer-friendly with real-world use cases.

Tanuj-Garg

CIO at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

Improving dashboard capabilities to provide this information clearly for management is crucial.

OMPRAKASH

Assistant Manager (Network and Cyber Security) at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Setup Cost

Cloudflare's WAF offers competitive pricing from $20 to $10,000, seen as cost-effective but could improve transparency.

Check Point CloudGuard WAF offers competitive pricing with advanced features and flexible licensing, delivering cost-effective security performance.

Radware Cloud WAF is competitively priced with flexible licensing, customizable features, and negotiable terms, appealing to enterprise users.

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It is more expensive than f5, where we purchased everything as bundles, and Check Point costs more, but it is worth the money.

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Cyber security manager at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

It is less costly than Cloudflare, Fortinet, and other vendors.

Mantu Shaw

Project Manager at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I know that its price is relatively expensive compared to other products but it gives benefits that are worth it.

Baruch Peretz

Ciso at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

Pricing could be more competitive, especially for smaller customers.

reviewer2102988

EVP, Chief Digital officer and head of Cybersecurity at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

I find Radware Cloud WAF to be a quite expensive product compared to others.

reviewer2667027

engineer with 51-200 employees

The pricing is not cheap; it is expensive, but it is effective.

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Cyber security manager at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

Valuable Features

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall provides scalable DDoS protection, configurable rules, advanced features, and comprehensive support with minimal false positives.

Check Point CloudGuard WAF provides scalable, automated security with AI analysis, real-time monitoring, and a user-friendly dashboard.

Radware Cloud WAF Service offers advanced, AI-enhanced security with Layer 7 defense, DDoS protection, and easy integration for organizations.

The custom rules and the geo-redundant geographical rule feature, which allows me to implement geographical rules for customers, add significant value.

reviewer2012637

Network Architect at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

The best features of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall are multiple, including the WAF, rate limiter, and bot attack protection.

IT Manager at Amla Commerce

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall's advanced reporting and analytics tools add a layer that we're able to visualize and see before it actually hits the local firewall.

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Owner at Hga consulting

Upon implementation and evaluation with third-party penetration testing, it meets rigorous security standards required for dealing with financial institutions.

Stilian Elenkov

Infrastructure Manager at FPMH

It can protect against zero-day attacks and hidden anomalies.

Domenico Cacciari

Amministratore Della Sicurezza Di Rete at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

The solution preemptively blocks zero-day attacks and detects hidden anomalies effectively.

Charalampos Symeou

Information Technology - Infrastructure and Security at Cyprus Development Bank

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The most important aspect of Radware Cloud WAF is that it is over the cloud, offering a comprehensive solution that includes WAF, API protection, bots, and Layer 7 DDoS.

reviewer2102988

EVP, Chief Digital officer and head of Cybersecurity at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

It has features such as API security that protect against advanced attacks, including business logic attacks.

Augustine Abule

Application Supervisor at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

The automated analytics for looking at events in Radware Cloud WAF Service are working for us; the automatic event correlation is very beneficial to analyze how the alerts and events occur and visualize the patterns of network traffic and other traffic going in and out from the application via Radware Cloud WAF Service.

Rahul Tripathi

IT Engineer at Adani Enterprises Ltd

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Categories and Ranking

Cloudflare Web Application ...

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the mindshare of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is 5.6%, down from 6.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Check Point CloudGuard WAF is 2.6%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Radware Cloud WAF Service is 2.1%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Web Application Firewall (WAF) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Radware Cloud WAF Service	2.1%
Cloudflare Web Application Firewall	5.6%
Check Point CloudGuard WAF	2.6%
Other	89.7%

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Featured Reviews

Dean Barisic

CTO at PlayNirvana

Advanced security reporting has protected high-traffic betting platforms from constant attacks

I don't see room for improvement to Cloudflare Web Application Firewall. One thing I don't know much about because we have a dedicated IT team for that, and I'm not involved with Cloudflare much anymore. But if I were to compare them to F5, I would like to see more features that F5 offers. F5 has an option to bring the whole infrastructure, the whole WAF and all their packages, Bot Management, and everything else on your infrastructure. You need to install certain services from their side, and then you can choose if you would like requests to hit your servers immediately or if requests need to be proxied through F5 backbone. That would be a nice addition because we have 90% of the traffic as legit traffic coming from whitelisted servers. If it comes from whitelisted servers, I don't need to go every request through the backbone; I could easily just IP whitelist everything. Then I could maybe have Bot Management on my infrastructure that drastically reduces the price of Cloudflare. I would like to see Push CDN more improved in the next release of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall. And maybe something similar to Pushpin that Fastly has, which is an option where you can push messages that then can be scaled globally over the network. From our perspective, if we have a listener that listens for stock updates, I would just need to have one processor that pushes those updates to the Cloudflare API, and then Cloudflare would broadcast that message to all listeners. Cloudflare will check the order of the message, and if you, as a customer, are not connected or have some kind of network issue, when you reconnect, you will receive the latest state and missing updates.

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reviewer2751468

Assistant Manager at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

Robust threat protection improves security and operational efficiency

Areas where Check Point CloudGuard WAF can improve include simple policy tuning, as the protection seems strong, though initial rule tuning can be complex. More guided workflows or templates would help speed up deployment, along with deeper integration with the DevOps pipeline, and while it handles API well, more dedicated API security would add value. In addition, it could be improved with better integration with the DevOps pipeline, more granular reporting, as the dashboards provide good high-level visibility, but sometimes digging into specific attack patterns or trends requires manual effort, and simple tuning of the ML models would be beneficial.

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Ankit Tadha

SOC Analyst at Adani Enterprises Ltd

Has significantly improved threat visibility and reduced false positives through intelligent bot detection and real-time analysis

The best features of Radware Cloud WAF Service that I prefer most include the bot protection. Its deployment was very smooth and flexible when I started deploying it. The reporting and visibility feature of the Bot Manager are noteworthy, as the dashboard gives clear insight into the traffic, activity, and block threats. The AI threat intelligence feature is quite impressive. In terms of blocking unknown threats and attacks, I assess Radware Cloud WAF Service as quite impressive; if I have to rate it out of 10, I would rate it eight and a half. The automated analytics for looking at events with Radware Cloud WAF Service is generally fine, and whenever we use it, it gives almost perfect results. In API protection with Radware Cloud WAF Service, we have multiple applications that we are using currently, and whenever there is any threat related to an API, it helps us provide detailed insight. Additionally, whenever there is unusual API traffic, it helps us monitor and detect threats.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

18%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Energy/Utilities Company

16%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	6

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	33
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	18

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	37

Questions from the Community

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

The price of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is reasonable.

What needs improvement with Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?

I don't really use the rule-based logic feature or utilize the WAF's ability to scale as a cloud-based service. I don...

What is your primary use case for Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?

I'm using Cloudflare Web Application Firewall on all my domains and any client domains I have; I set them up with a C...

What do you like most about CloudGuard for Application Security?

We have not had any incidents. We could realize its benefits immediately. We watched and monitored the traffic, and i...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CloudGuard for Application Security?

The setup cost was taken with the head of the department, who handled the pricing and everything.

What needs improvement with CloudGuard for Application Security?

Currently, there is nothing in the areas of Check Point CloudGuard WAF that I would like to see improved or enhanced ...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Radware Cloud WAF Service?

Regarding current pricing, it is managed by our higher authorities, but I believe the price is reasonable for our org...

What needs improvement with Radware Cloud WAF Service?

Although I don't consider it to have significant downsides, I believe the UI could be improved to be more user-friend...

What is your primary use case for Radware Cloud WAF Service?

My use cases for Radware Cloud WAF Service in my current organization, where I serve as a Cyber Security expert and S...

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Also Known As

Cloudflare WAF

Check Point CloudGuard Application Security, CloudGuard Application Security, CloudGuard AppSec

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Overview

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.

Cloudflare

Check Point CloudGuard WAF offers advanced security for web applications and APIs with features such as intrusion prevention, bot prevention, and AI-driven threat detection, ensuring organizations achieve high-level protection and efficient security management.

Check Point CloudGuard WAF integrates with APIs, providing a seamless security enhancement while reducing false positives. Its scalability supports rapid deployment, valuable for companies aiming to secure resources in clouds like AWS and Azure. Enhanced threat prevention, comprehensive compliance support, and advanced threat protection methods such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting prevention are key strengths. Despite its robust capabilities, there are opportunities for improvement, such as lower costs, improved third-party tool integration, and a more intuitive interface to enhance usability.

What are the key features of Check Point CloudGuard WAF?

Intrusion Prevention System: Effectively detects and blocks unauthorized access attempts.
Bot Prevention: Shields applications from malicious bot traffic.
AI-driven Threat Detection: Uses advanced algorithms to identify and mitigate threats.
Log Management: Offers extensive logging capabilities for tracking and analysis.
Scalability: Supports rapid deployment across different environments, including multi-cloud.

What benefits should users expect from Check Point CloudGuard WAF?

Security Efficiency: Combines high-grade protection with ease of use to simplify security management.
Cost Efficiency: Aids in effective resource utilization, minimizing overhead.
Compliance Support: Helps meet various industry standards effortlessly.
Enhanced Threat Protection: Provides robust safeguards against common web vulnerabilities.

Check Point CloudGuard WAF is predominantly applied within industries requiring stringent security standards, such as financial services, healthcare, and e-commerce. Its deployment strengthens the defense of critical APIs, facilitates compliance, and supports efficient multi-cloud security management, aligning well with evolving industry demands.

Check Point Software Technologies

Radware’s Cloud WAF provides enterprise-grade, continuously adaptive web application security protection. Based on Radware’s ICSA Labs certified, market-leading web application firewall, it provides full coverage of OWASP Top-10 threats and zero-day attacks, while implementing both negative and positive web application security models to automatically adapt protections to evolving threats and protected assets.

Radware’s Cloud WAF offers full web security protection including OWASP Top-10 coverage, advanced attack protection and 0-day attack protection by implementing both negative and positive web application security models. It provides organizations “frictionless” application protection by automatically detecting and protecting new web applications as they are added to the network through automatic policy generation technology.

Radware

Sample Customers

crunchbase, udacity, marketo, okcupid, zendesk

Orange España, Paschoalotto

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Check Point CloudGuard WAF vs. Radware Cloud WAF Service