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Cloudflare Web Application Firewall vs SonicWall Web Application Firewall [EOL] comparison

Cloudflare and SonicWall are both solutions in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category. Additionally, 94% of Cloudflare users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SonicWall users who would recommend it.
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We performed a comparison between Cloudflare Web Application Firewall and SonicWall Web Application Firewall [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Cloudflare Web Application ...
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
21
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Web Application Firewall (WAF) (7th)
SonicWall Web Application F...
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
3
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Featured Reviews

SachidDoshi - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 9, 2024
Offers a huge signature repository and is superiorly effective in mitigating DDoS attacks
The solution's learning curve can still be further reduced, which presently stands at two or three months. The product has a custom rule set that users can modify and manifest as needed. The vendor can probably shorten the learning curve using cutting-edge technologies like AI. The solution provider can also work around the web applications and identify the toolset that needs to be implemented to deploy the solution in less time. The vendor has launched a SASE product that can function with Cloudflare Web Application Firewall, but many improvements are needed in terms of features, such as the web filtering feature, and CASB has not yet been added.
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Narender Reddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 15, 2023
A stable and durable solution that can be used for security and tunneling
We use SonicWall Web Application Firewall for security and tunneling We should get the logs from the solution, and it should communicate with the local DNS. There is some lag in the solution's technical support response time. I have been using SonicWall Web Application Firewall for one year.…
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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 security features are valuable. The particular feature we use is called OWASP."
"Cloudflare WAF provides protection through rules and functionalities like Cloudflare's SDRAP."
"It is configurable via API."
"We extensively use the solution every day. The solution is very stable; we haven’t seen any glitches."
"It is a SaaS solution unlike much of the competition."
"It's pretty convenient and pretty easy to set up and run. And then kind of for static content, it also offers caching."
"It protects web applications efficiently."
"Someone with a basic understanding of networking and security will be able to implement the firewall's basic features within 15 minutes."
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"We use SonicWall Web Application Firewall for security and tunneling."
"The solution offers better data protection than competitors."
"Capture ATP is a good additional feature in the latest version."
 

Cons

"Its stability could be better."
"They have some limitations with third-party integrations."
"The blocked logs are difficult to read at times."
"The accuracy of the Cloudflare Web Application Firewall could be improved by reducing the number of false-negative alerts."
"The notification part could be improved. It's very much connected to Web Application Firewall, rate-limiting, and DDoS protection."
"There could be an option to duplicate the cluster to maintain the consistency of rules."
"We have noticed some latency when the call goes through the firewall. That could be improved."
"The reporting could be more granular."
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"We should get the logs from the solution, and it should communicate with the local DNS."
"The solution needs an access management feature with API integration so we can assign certain levels of access within groups."
"We have a lot of unknown errors popping up in the latest version."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."
"The pricing model is very straightforward compared to the competition. You just pay per month for the product and usage."
"The annual licensing fee is $10,000 USD."
"We pay $210 per month for CloudFlare WAF."
"It is not too pricey."
"The solution's pricing option needs to be more transparent for enterprise clients."
"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."
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"The pricing is competitive."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
27%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
5%
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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?
From my perspective, the price of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is quite affordable, rating around an eight or nine.
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What needs improvement with Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?
The dashboard could be more user-friendly, and a console approach like Cloudflare CLI could enhance its usability.
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What do you like most about SonicWall Web Application Firewall?
We use SonicWall Web Application Firewall for security and tunneling.
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What needs improvement with SonicWall Web Application Firewall?
We should get the logs from the solution, and it should communicate with the local DNS. There is some lag in the solution's technical support response time.
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What is your primary use case for SonicWall Web Application Firewall?
Our company uses the solution to protect our website that is for internal resources only and does not allow enterprise access.
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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.

The SonicWall Web Application Firewal l (WAF) solutions enables the defense-in-depth strategy to protect your web applications running in a private, public or hybrid cloud environment. compromise the application, steal data and/or cause a denial-of-service.

 

Sample Customers

crunchbase, udacity, marketo, okcupid, zendesk
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