Cloudflare Web Application Firewall vs NetScaler Web Application Firewall comparison

Cloudflare and NetScaler are both solutions in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category. Cloudflare is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.3, while NetScaler is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.0. Cloudflare holds a 7.2% mindshare in WAF, compared to NetScaler’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Cloudflare users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of NetScaler users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Cloudflare Web Application Firewall and NetScaler Web Application Firewall 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.

To learn more, read our detailed Cloudflare Web Application Firewall vs. NetScaler Web Application Firewall Report (Updated: September 2024).

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Cloudflare Web Application ...

Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)

7th

Average Rating

8.2

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Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)

18th

Average Rating

8.2

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Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the mindshare of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is 7.2%, up from 6.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetScaler Web Application Firewall is 1.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Featured Reviews

Domenico Iandoli

Network Security Manager at INNOVERY SPA

May 21, 2024

Provides ready-to-use policies with little configuration and easy integration

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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Aleksander Tavcar

Co-owner at Akson d.o.o.

Jun 27, 2022

Has a good graphic user interface for beginners, but lacks real-time notifications, alerts, and artificial intelligence

My company is working with Citrix Web App and API Protection, but the team doesn't like the solution. The team used version 11 of Citrix Web App and API Protection. Version 12 of the solution stopped working on the exchange server because of authentication issues. It serves as a proxy, but you can do it with Apache or Nginx if you want. There's nothing special with the solution in terms of protection and no notification if there's an issue, so Citrix Web App and API Protection does not have much use. About ten people use Citrix Web App and API Protection in my company. My advice to people who want to implement the solution is "Better not start". My rating for Citrix Web App and API Protection, if you have the solution, would be in the middle. There's no practical use for it for technical system administrators. I'm rating it six out of ten. I don't know the exact relationship with Citrix, but it seems my company has the license for partners in terms of usage.

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

Pros

"The security features are valuable. The particular feature we use is called OWASP."

"Caching is the most valuable feature of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall."

"It is configurable via API."

"Someone with a basic understanding of networking and security will be able to implement the firewall's basic features within 15 minutes."

"There is a huge signature repository"

"Technical support has a very fast response time and they are helpful."

"The integration of Cloudflare with Cloud Suite is its most valuable feature."

"We like that there's load balancing, firewall capabilities, DDoS protection, et cetera, all covered by Cloudflare."

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"I prefer this solution because of its user-friendly interface. I find it simple and close to what I am currently using, which is Citrix Fortiva Access for Multi-Factor Authentication. I appreciate the familiar user interface and troubleshooting tools it offers."

"I like the solution's simplicity compared to Citrix's on-prem solutions."

"Citrix Web App API Protection allows you to enable a blocking mode"

"When our primary link goes down I can still get to my Cisco devices and the NetScaler devices on-prem because of the SDN solution. If the internet connection at one of the branches goes down, we can still route them, they still get internet based on the SDN solution through one of the other sites. They can carry on working."

"The web application firewall which protects our services on the internet, and then of course services like our ability to provide high availability for the services we are offering are the most valuable features."

"The stability is good. If there is a problem, the load will be shifted to other sites automatically, which has been a good experience for us."

"The advantage of Citrix Web App and API Protection is just its graphic user interface for beginners. The solution is nothing special, but we have to use it for the corporation. Another advantage of Citrix Web App and API Protection is that we have our copy to test things and get the know-how of it."

"The solution can be configured very granularly and has good control over security."

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Cons

"If they add logs history within the Cloudflare offering, that would be a great benefit."

"Cloudflare Web Application Firewall should include port forwarding features."

"The ModSecurity core rules need to be updated."

"I have experienced some difficulties with Cloudflare's support as a customer based in India."

"Support can be challenging at times."

"The platform's control features related to real-time authentication and response time need improvement."

"Its stability could be better."

"There could be an option to duplicate the cluster to maintain the consistency of rules."

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"Citrix Web App and API Protection could improve in the area of licensing"

"The configuration for its web application firewall is complicated."

"The reporting is not so good. They don't have an application to connect the logs."

"The user interface could be more friendly. Some wizards and other documentation for administrators, as well as some use cases, helps us to understand the solution."

"I am not an expert in this solution, but simplicity and user-friendly interfaces are crucial for me. I would appreciate advice from Citrix, particularly in the form of an interactive guide for API protection. It would be helpful if they could provide specific points and recommendations for cybersecurity, indicating areas that need attention or improvement. I find such interactive guidance valuable."

"An area for improvement in Citrix Web App and API Protection is for it to give real-time notifications and alerts. It would be practical if the solution warns you if there's an attack or if the load or traffic volume increases or decreases. An additional feature I'd like to see in Citrix Web App and API Protection is a prediction or artificial intelligence on what is happening, for example, attacks."

"The product could be improved by making it easier to use and easier to implement."

"I would like to enhance the solution's bot protection features."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay $210 per month for CloudFlare WAF."

"The solution's pricing option needs to be more transparent for enterprise clients."

"The solution is expensive."

"Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is more affordable than other solutions."

"Cloudflare offers different types of subscriptions for businesses, enterprises, and personal users, and the pricing is negotiable."

"What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? I believe the pricing is not the best, but it's reasonable and acceptable. We also use the McAfee system in parallel. In terms of pricing, its okay - not great, but not bad either. It falls in the middle, which is acceptable. In terms of support licensing, last time, we were searching for a solution, and we considered products from resellers rather than directly from the cloud provider. However, the pricing we encountered was exceptionally high. As a result, we are inclined to select support from the reseller."

"It is not too pricey."

"It starts at $20 and can easily go up to $200 monthly"

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"Citrix Web App and API Protection are in the middle when we talk about pricing and licensing"

"The pricing for Citrix Web App and API Protection is unreasonable. I don't know the exact price, but I heard it's tens of thousands and it's a bit too much for the small country I live in."

"We have all the features and functions of Citrix because we have a premium license."

"In Turkey, everything is good, but it seems expensive for us due to the currency exchange. I don't have a specific rating scale, but if I had to rate the price, I would say it's around a six out of ten."

"The solution is expensive compared to one of its competitors."

"The solution's pricing is very high compared to its competitors."

"For partners, NetScaler is not as expensive price-wise versus F5."

"The tool is cheap."

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

26%

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

61%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?

The product has a valuable security control functionality.

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

The cost of the solution depends upon the type of web application use cases. It starts at $20 and can easily go up to $200 monthly. The SASE product from the same vendor starts at around $8 per mon...

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What needs improvement with Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?

Account-level features would be a very good option. Some clients want to implement the same checks on multiple zones (URLs or websites). Cloudflare recently introduced account-level features, but i...

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What do you like most about Citrix Web App and API Protection?

I prefer this solution because of its user-friendly interface. I find it simple and close to what I am currently using, which is Citrix Fortiva Access for Multi-Factor Authentication. I appreciate ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Citrix Web App and API Protection?

The solution's pricing is very high compared to its competitors.

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What needs improvement with Citrix Web App and API Protection?

The solution's pricing is very high compared to its competitors. This is the only challenge I faced when I tried to sell the solution for VPN, L7 firewall, or GSLB solution. I would like to enhance...

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Compared 31% of the time

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Also Known As

Cloudflare WAF

Citrix Web App and API Protection, Citrix Web App Firewall

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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.

Only NetScaler uses a one-pass architecture for traffic processing that enables it to perform web application firewall (WAF) inspection in a single pass. This significantly reduces the latency of each request for optimal application performance. And because advanced WAF capabilities come built in with NetScaler, there’s no need to purchase a separate WAF solution.

For the most comprehensive protection from OWASP Top 10 attacks to zero-day exploits, NetScaler WAF employs a hybrid security model that incorporates policies, profiles, and signatures to protect against known and unknown web application attacks.

To save you time, NetScaler WAF uses automated learning, called dynamic profiling, to understand how a protected application works. By using a repetitive-pattern filter, NetScaler WAF adapts to the application even as developers continue to develop and deploy it, so it is always protected.

Sample Customers

crunchbase, udacity, marketo, okcupid, zendesk

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