F5 Advanced WAF vs Huawei Cloud WAF comparison

F5 and Huawei are both solutions in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category. F5 is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.4, while Huawei is ranked #33 with an average rating of 7.0. F5 holds a 7.1% mindshare in WAF, compared to Huawei’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of F5 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Huawei users who would recommend it.

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Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the mindshare of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is 5.4%, down from 6.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of F5 Advanced WAF is 7.1%, down from 10.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei Cloud WAF is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Web Application Firewall (WAF) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
F5 Advanced WAF	7.1%
Cloudflare Web Application Firewall	5.4%
Huawei Cloud WAF	0.5%
Other	87.0%

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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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Kallamuddin Ansari

Cyber Security Consultant at ProTechmanize

Application security has protected critical banking services while policy learning minimizes false blocks

F5 Advanced WAF performs well overall, but I have noticed some points that could enhance the solution. Initially, policy tuning could be simpler, as while the learning engine is powerful, initial tuning still requires experienced engineers, which can be challenging for new teams due to the complexity of options and parameters. A more guided and simple tuning workflow would help reduce the learning curve. Additionally, tighter native integration with SIEM or SOAR tools would simplify correlation and investigations for security teams, although log exports are available. Overall, these are not blockers, merely enhancement opportunities, and once tuned, F5 Advanced WAF is very stable and reliable; improving usability, reporting, and onboarding would make it even more effective for larger environments.

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Chinedu Omenogor

Cloud Operations Engineer at Galaxy Backbone Ltd

Easy to use, but its feature set could be expanded to mirror what currently exists on the public cloud

We have a private cloud leveraging Huawei technology. We use Huawei Cloud WAF to provide cloud services for governments, ministries, departments, and some private sector organizations The most valuable feature of Huawei Cloud WAF is its ease of use. It would be good if the solution's feature set…

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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 product has improved our security posture by blocking bad actors."

"I'm highly satisfied. It's remarkably user-friendly, enabling me to quickly identify issues, and deploy solutions, and it offers the necessary features."

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

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

"Some of the most valuable features of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall include its DNS zone setup and the zero trust policy."

"The solution protects our application, which runs on the HTTP protocol, from DDoS attacks."

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

"The rate limiting features and customizations in terms of URL match and applying policies are valuable to me."

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"F5 Advanced WAF is a comprehensive community platform with a strong commitment, making it valuable for businesses."

"F5 Advanced WAF is a stable solution, we are satisfied. It is more stable than ForiWeb."

"F5 Advanced WAF secures our connectivity and combines both the main functions of WAF (balancing and web application security)."

"There is no need to worry about updating signatures because WAF will automatically update the signatures for you."

"The AOF solution provides numerous security features."

"The most valuable features of F5 Advanced WAF are SSL uploading, signature, and anomaly detection. It is overall a high-quality solution."

"The most valuable features of this solution are the WAF protection, Data Safe, and the seven-layer DDoS."

"It ensures compliance with security standards by providing features like PCI DSS checks."

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"The most valuable feature of Huawei Cloud WAF is its ease of use."

Cons

"We have noticed some latency when the call goes through the firewall. That could be improved."

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

"It would be ideal if the solution offered better log integration and more integration with different platforms."

"The reporting could be more granular."

"They have some limitations with third-party integrations."

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

"The notification part could be improved. It's very much connected to Web Application Firewall, rate-limiting, and DDoS protection."

"The blocked logs are difficult to read at times."

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"I think the deployment templates can be better."

"The administrator's user interface and some of the settings can sometimes be very complicated to understand."

"The solution's dashboard could be improved. When you're moving from policy to policy, the logs and the integration of the logs in other systems aren't straightforward."

"F5 Advanced needs to improve its bot protection. The solution needs to have machine learning to learn the behavior of the customer to recognize the human versus the bot. This is a difficult feature to explain to our customers. I would like documentation about the bot feature to make it easier for the customer to understand."

"They could provide better pricing."

"The solution could improve by having an independent capture module. It has a built feature that you can deploy the capture on your published website. However, it's not very user-friendly. When you compare this feature to Google Capture or other enterprise captures, they are very simple. It needs a good connection to the F5 Advanced WAF sandbox. When you implement this feature in the data center, you may suffer some complications with connecting to the F5 Advanced WAF sandbox. This should be improved in the future."

"F5 Advanced WAF could improve resource usage, it is CPU intensive. Additionally, adding automated remediation would be a benefit. For example, an easy button alerts us of the events that are occurring, and what we want to do at the time. An automated approach where somebody could be alerted very quickly. Instead of going and reconfiguring everything, an automated approach is what I'm looking at."

"I would say their graphical interface, the GUI. I don't like the GUI as much as before."

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"It would be good if the solution's feature set could be expanded to mirror what currently exists on the public cloud."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is not too pricey."

"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."

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

"The annual licensing fee is $10,000 USD."

"The pricing model is very straightforward compared to the competition. You just pay per month for the product and usage."

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

"The solution is expensive."

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"Its price is fair. We have done a couple of deals where they were able to give some kind of discount to the customers. The price was initially high for the customers, but after a couple of negotiations, it came within their budget. They were happy with that."

"It's more expensive than other solutions and depending on the modules, there can be additional fees."

"I am not sure about pricing but licenses are available on Google."

"There are different licenses available to use F5 Advanced WAF, such as BT, ASM, and LPM."

"A yearly license for F5 Advanced WAF is expensive."

"It is expensive. Its price should be better. Its licensing is on a yearly basis. Its licensing is also based on the model. There are no additional costs."

"The price of the solution is reasonable when compared with other products, such as FortiWeb. I am very satisfied with the price."

"The cost is slightly above average."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

12%

Government

Manufacturing Company

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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	26
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	31

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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.

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What needs improvement with Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?

I don't see room for improvement to Cloudflare Web Application Firewall. One thing I don't know much about because we...

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

We are using Cloudflare Web Application Firewall's advanced reporting and analytics tools with their Zero Trust, so e...

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What do you like most about F5 Advanced WAF?

It's a fairly easy-to-use and user-friendly tool. My administrators and team also like its ability to customize the r...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 Advanced WAF?

The pricing for F5 Advanced WAF is a bit higher, but not that high. I would say for a good amount of revenue-generati...

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What needs improvement with F5 Advanced WAF?

On the features I wish existed, Big-IP Advanced WAF is primarily an on-premises solution and in that solution, there ...

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What do you like most about Huawei Cloud WAF?

The most valuable feature of Huawei Cloud WAF is its ease of use.

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What needs improvement with Huawei Cloud WAF?

It would be good if the solution's feature set could be expanded to mirror what currently exists on the public cloud.

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What is your primary use case for Huawei Cloud WAF?

We have a private cloud leveraging Huawei technology. We use Huawei Cloud WAF to provide cloud services for governmen...

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 19% of the time

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Compared 18% of the time

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Cloudflare WAF

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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.

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F5 Advanced WAF is a web application security solution for financial and government sectors, e-commerce, and public-facing websites. It offers protection against various attacks, including botnets, web scraping, and foreign entities. The solution can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud and is often used with other security tools. Its most valuable features include DDoS and DNS attack protection, SSL uploading, anomaly detection, and the ability to input custom rules.

F5 Advanced WAF has helped organizations to expose more services to the public while providing an extra layer of protection, preventing revenue loss, and securing connectivity.

Huawei Cloud WAF delivers robust web application security features, efficiently protecting against common vulnerabilities such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting. It is crafted for businesses seeking reliable web protection solutions.

Huawei Cloud WAF enhances web security by integrating advanced analytics and threat intelligence to detect and mitigate malicious attacks. With customizable policies, it adapts to evolving security needs, ensuring data integrity and availability. Installation is straightforward, with a scalable architecture suitable for diverse environments. Users appreciate its effectiveness and comprehensive coverage but suggest improvements in granular reporting and user interface customization for optimal flexibility.

What are the key features of Huawei Cloud WAF?

Advanced Threat Detection: Utilizes machine learning and AI to identify and mitigate new threats.
Customizable Security Policies: Allows users to tailor configurations for specific web applications.
Real-time Monitoring: Provides instant insights and alerts on web traffic and security status.
Comprehensive Report Generation: Delivers detailed analytics for informed decision-making.

What benefits are users typically looking for?

Improved Security Posture: Enhanced protection against web threats and vulnerabilities.
Reduced Downtime: Consistent performance and decreased risk of service interruptions.
Scalability: Capability to handle increased traffic loads without compromising security.
Cost Efficiency: Offers protection with competitive pricing, integrating seamlessly into existing IT frameworks.

In industries like finance and e-commerce, Huawei Cloud WAF's flexible deployment options allow businesses to secure sensitive transactions and customer data. These sectors benefit from its ability to maintain security compliance and its reliability in high-traffic scenarios. Customizable policies enable businesses to address industry-specific threats effectively.

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Sample Customers

crunchbase, udacity, marketo, okcupid, zendesk

MAXIMUS, Vivo, American Systems, Bangladesh Post Office, City Bank

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