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it_user316611 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Information Security at IronFX Global Limited
Real User
We are able to bring a new website live within minutes, without false positive alerts
Pros and Cons
  • "IncapRules is one of the most valuable features, as you can create your own security and access control rules on top of your security policy. Using IncapRules we were able to easily block Layer 7 DDoS attacks several times."
  • "Real-time monitoring is also a great tool, as you may watch several parameters in real time."
  • "Incapsula takes care of the CDN infrastructure and bandwidth volume, providing several enterprise "load balancing" features."
  • "It would be better if we were able to manage and apply changes to multiple websites/web applications, and search WAF logs for multiple websites, via the Incapsula dashboard."

How has it helped my organization?

There is no need to have an in-house WAF to manage and maintain. We are now able to bring a new website live within minutes, without false positive alerts. It has Improved user/customer experience and website performance.

What is most valuable?

IncapRules is one of the most valuable features, as you can create your own security and access control rules on top of your security policy. Using IncapRules we were able to easily block Layer 7 DDoS attacks several times.

Real-time monitoring is also a great tool, as you may watch several parameters in real time.

What needs improvement?

It would be better if we were able to manage and apply changes to multiple websites/web applications, and search WAF logs for multiple websites, via the Incapsula dashboard.

For how long have I used the solution?

Three to five years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The first year we faced one or two incidents, but since then we not had any stability issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues with scalability. You need not worry about scalability. Incapsula takes care of the CDN infrastructure and bandwidth volume, providing several enterprise "load balancing" features.

How are customer service and support?

Incapsula’s support personnel is very good, positive, and most of them passionate. Sometimes a second-level support might be required for more complex requests. Additionally, you may see a slight delay in replying to support tickets, but you are able to contact them via phone for critical cases and prompt response.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were using Akamai and we switched to Incapsula mainly due to the WAF effectiveness and total cost.

How was the initial setup?

Not only the initial, but also the final setup, is straightforward.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

For enterprise contracts you will be in touch with a dedicated account manager who will guide you regarding licensing.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated Akamai. Akamai had a bigger CDN network and probably better performance worldwide (especially on the Chinese mainland) but their WAF is very pure and not effective at all.

What other advice do I have?

Go for it and request a free trial.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Client Relations Coordinator at a marketing services firm
Vendor
Good customer support.

What is most valuable?

Customer Support has been the biggest help in dire situations. Their control panel is nice but support has been the best.

How has it helped my organization?

When under DDoS, we are able to get piece of mind to our clients since they know a large, technical company is dedicated to getting the issues resolved.

What needs improvement?

More products, especially for smaller companies that could benefit them.

For how long have I used the solution?

About 3 months.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

None.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

None yet.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Not that I know of.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

10/10

Technical Support:

8/10

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We had a sysadmin but he was unable to keep up. No other parties were used.

How was the initial setup?

Yes, it was straightforward for our IT team to implement.

What about the implementation team?

In house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We ate the cost so it wasn't passed on to the client.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

From my understanding, our CEO had multiple parties on the table but decided Incapsula was the best fit for us.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user300492 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales Engineer/Major Accounts with 51-200 employees
Real User
With increasing traffic to our sites, it has protected them from DDoS attacks against which we did not previously have a solution.

What is most valuable?

  • CDN
  • DDoS protection

How has it helped my organization?

Basically, before we found Incapsula, we were getting hit with 5-10 gigabit DDoS attacks, and we were trying to figure out how to fight the attacks. Therefore, we tried Incapsula out on one site, and through the trial we saw what the solution could do – the attacker gave up after a few tries. Once we signed up for an enterprise account with all ten sites we saw the attacks drop weekly.

What needs improvement?

It would be nice to get a feed from Incapsula to import into our system. We have to have multiple dashboards open at the same time, and it would be nice to have one single dashboard with all our information.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used it for eight months.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No issues encountered.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues – it has been particularly stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability has been pretty good, our European traffic has doubled and our sales have gone up along with our stability.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

10/10

Technical Support:

10/10 – within 5 minutes we have had a response.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used a NetScaler mitigation appliance – nothing worked that well, we were getting attacks and they were taking down services.

How was the initial setup?

Setup was fairly straightforward. It took about 10 minutes as I had to fine tune it with our API to mitigate what traffic was being blocked. I was able to determine that pretty quickly and adjust accordingly.

What about the implementation team?

We did it in-house.

What was our ROI?

Probably about $150,00-$190,000 savings. It's hard to predict, but that would be my ROI estimate.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It costs around $7/month, really cheap.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We looked at CloudFlare. We tried it but it didn’t work that well.

What other advice do I have?

Make sure you use a premium DNS provider. We had to move from a basic DNS provider to a more complex one to get it work with Incapsula 100%.

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reviewer1407915 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information System Security Manager at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
A very secure platform for protecting our website and web applications
Pros and Cons
  • "It blocks all types of attacks."
  • "It's quite expensive."

What is our primary use case?

We are using this solution for web application firewall protection for the website and web application. I'm a user of this product and work as an information systems security manager. 

What is most valuable?

I'm very happy with the solution. The most valuable aspect of it is that it blocks all types of attacks.

What needs improvement?

I think the product could be improved by reducing the price. It would help if they came up with pricing options because as it is now if you're a big company and use the site often, it's more expensive. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for almost four years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability and scalability are fine. 

How are customer service and technical support?

I don't use the technical support, but my colleagues do and they haven't mentioned any problems. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution a nine out of 10. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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AVP Product Development and Architecture at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Vendor
Provides WAF configuration. I would like them to improve the reporting interface and filtering.

What is most valuable?

WAF configuration is the most valuable feature.

How has it helped my organization?

  • Reduced spammers during competitions
  • Bot reduction

What needs improvement?

Improve reporting interface and filtering.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used it for two years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

We have not encountered any deployment issues.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Mostly, we have not encountered any stability issues, except the occasional leak from the HK pod.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have not encountered any scalability issues.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Customer service is good.

Technical Support:

Technical support is good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used Fortinet.

What was our ROI?

Our ROI is about 45% since deployment on reduction of our cloud bill.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Pricing and licensing is extremely competitive.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Client Relations Coordinator at a marketing services firm
Vendor
I like the interface, customer service, and info updates.

What is most valuable?

I like the interface, customer service, and info updates.

How has it helped my organization?

We can now quickly respond to issues, as opposed to trying to find the technical problem on our end. We can now quickly address the problems of our clients in an effective manner.

What needs improvement?

I have found some issues with caching; seems to be inconsistent

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used it for five months.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

We have not encountered any deployment issues.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have encountered very few stability issues, but those could be more due to the stability of our servers.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have not encountered any scalability issues.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Customer service is 8/10.

Technical Support:

Technical support is 8/10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not previously use a different solution, but we researched other solutions. Incapsula was highly regarded and we were simply wowed.

How was the initial setup?

Initial setup was pretty straightforward on our end. Thanks for that!

What about the implementation team?

We did the implementation in house using our own personnel.

What was our ROI?

I'm not sure about ROI.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user570582 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
Load balancing and DDoS protection.

What is most valuable?

Load balancing and DDoS protection.

What needs improvement?

Delivery services and information security.

For how long have I used the solution?

One year.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

None, the deployment was very fast and easy.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

None.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Excellent, they answered all our questions.

Technical Support:

Very good, the information provided by Imperva for the deployment was very clear.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

No.

How was the initial setup?

Straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

Imperva and in-house team, the support provided from the Imperva team was very reliable.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Consider the unification of websites.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

No.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partners
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System Adminisrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
We're using the security rules to block all secured areas by IP.

What is most valuable?

Security rules and DDoS protection.

How has it helped my organization?

Well, just by using the security rules to block all secured areas by IP minimized the chance of sensitive data leaking outside.

What needs improvement?

I'd like it to work with Let's Encrypt.

For how long have I used the solution?

1.5 years

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No issues.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Once going enterprise, support is excellent.

Technical Support:

Once going enterprise, support is excellent.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

CloudFlare and I switched because we needed more locations.

How was the initial setup?

Took us 10 minutes and we just waited for the DNS update.

What about the implementation team?

In house.

What was our ROI?

No ROI since we use it for protection. Its an additional expense with no ROI expectations.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Always check the enterprise option, it gave us great rates.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We used CloudFlare in the past and we thought about working with Reblaze.

What other advice do I have?

Try it for 30 days, it will amaze you.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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