We performed a comparison between AWS WAF and Citrix Web App and API Protection 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."The tool’s stability is very good."
"The product's initial setup phase was very simple."
"AWS WAF helps mitigate different kinds of bot attacks and SQL injection that happen within the retail industry."
"The interface is good."
"It is Amazon. Everything is scalable. It is beyond what we need."
"The initial setup was very straightforward. Deployment took about ten minutes or less."
"The product’s availability, ease of configuration, and documentation are valuable."
"It is a one-click WAF with no effort needed."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"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 work balancing applications are the most valuable feature."
"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."
"Citrix Web App API Protection allows you to enable a blocking mode"
"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."
"We have good customer support."
"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."
"They should work to define more threats, add more security, and make it more compliant with more security companies."
"The user experience, the interface, is lacking. Sometimes it's hard to find certain areas that it has alerted on."
"An improvement area would be that it's more of a manual effort when you have to enable rules. That's one of the downsides. If that can be done in an automated way, it would be great. That's a lagging feature currently."
"One area that could be improved is the DDoS protection."
"The pricing model is complicated."
"We must monitor and clean up the WAF manually."
"It will be helpful if the product recommends rules that we can implement."
"They have to do more to improve, to innovate more features. They need to increase the security. It has to be more active in detecting threats."
"The configuration for its web application firewall is complicated."
"The setup was not simple."
"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."
"The solution's pricing is a big concern and should be improved."
"The reporting is not so good. They don't have an application to connect the logs."
"The product could be improved by making it easier to use and easier to implement."
"Citrix Web App and API Protection could improve in the area of licensing"
"Their upgrades are not very backward compatible, and sometimes they mess up."
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AWS WAF is ranked 1st in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 52 reviews while Citrix Web App and API Protection is ranked 18th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 11 reviews. AWS WAF is rated 8.0, while Citrix Web App and API Protection is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of AWS WAF writes "A highly stable solution that helps mitigate different kinds of bot attacks and SQL injection attacks". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Citrix Web App and API Protection writes "Affordable, provides advanced features, and protects applications". AWS WAF is most compared with Azure Web Application Firewall, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, F5 Advanced WAF, Imperva Web Application Firewall and Fortinet FortiWeb, whereas Citrix Web App and API Protection is most compared with F5 Advanced WAF, Azure Front Door, Fortinet FortiWeb, Akamai App and API Protector and Imperva DDoS. See our AWS WAF vs. Citrix Web App and API Protection report.
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