We performed a comparison between Imperva Web Application Firewall and NGINX App Protect 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."It has threat intelligence and we are using Incapsula. With threat intelligence, we can separate HTTP and HTTPS traffic. We can use Incapsula to send all the threat intelligence to the WAF."
"I have had a positive experience with Imperva Web Application Firewall's tech support so far. They are knowledgeable and respond on time."
"The most valuable features of Imperva Web Application Firewall are the monitoring of databases and the dashboards are easy to understand."
"The solution has been quite stable. I have not seen any bugs at all."
"The configurability of the tools and the ease of operation to be the most valuable feature of Imperva."
"The solution is stable."
"Imperva WAF's strongest features are the detection of web application threats and vulnerabilities in the source code."
"The features I have found most valuable with Imperva Web Application Firewall are account takeover protection, advanced bot protection, and API security."
"It is a very good tool for load balancing."
"NGINX App Protect has complete control over the HTTP session."
"WAF is useful to track mitigation, inclusion, prevention, and the parametric firewall."
"The stability of the product is very impressive since it handles 60,000 to 70,000 requests or transactions per second."
"The most valuable feature of NGINX App Protect is its flexibility."
"We were looking for a product that is capable of complete automation and a container based solution. It's working."
"The initial setup was simple and took three to four days."
"The most valuable feature is that there is a link in the system that will help to analyze the security of an application when something abnormal is found."
"I am looking for more data enrichment. We should have the ability to add our own custom data to the system, to the live traffic."
"Sometimes our web application firewall will slow down."
"The UI interface needs improvement."
"I would like to improve the tool's turnaround time in terms of support."
"The Imperva Web Application Firewall automations are good, but there is still room for improvement with them."
"The process to upgrade from one version to another can be a lot simpler than it is currently."
"An improvement for Imperva WAF would be to reduce the number of false positives and create more strong use cases based on AI/ML or behavioral analytics."
"Imperva Web Application Firewall can improve by providing better features, such as improved prevention of zero-day attacks. Additionally, it should include a VR meta-analysis."
"Currently, the policies have to be handled manually, and you have to create from scratch, which can be a bit time-consuming, in a large environment."
"Right now, the tool doesn't provide an option revolving around update feeds, specifically the signature update option in the UI."
"Areas for improvement would be if NGINX could scan for vulnerabilities and learn and update the signatures of DoS attacks."
"The integration of NGINX App Protect could improve."
"The dashboard could provide a more comprehensive view of the status of the connections."
"The product's user interface is an area with shortcomings as it can be quite confusing for users, making it an area where improvements are required."
"NGINX App Protect could improve security."
"The solution needs to be improved in the e-commerce portal."
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Imperva Web Application Firewall is ranked 6th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 47 reviews while NGINX App Protect is ranked 13th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 20 reviews. Imperva Web Application Firewall is rated 8.6, while NGINX App Protect is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Imperva Web Application Firewall writes "Offers simulation for studying infrastructure and hybrid infrastructure protection". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NGINX App Protect writes "Capable of complete automation but is costly ". Imperva Web Application Firewall is most compared with AWS WAF, F5 Advanced WAF, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, Fortinet FortiWeb and Azure Front Door, whereas NGINX App Protect is most compared with Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, AWS WAF, Fortinet FortiWeb and F5 Advanced WAF. See our Imperva Web Application Firewall vs. NGINX App Protect report.
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