We performed a comparison between AWS WAF and FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) 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 agility is great for us in terms of cloud services in general."
"Their technical support has been quite good."
"The solution is stable."
"It is Amazon. Everything is scalable. It is beyond what we need."
"What I like best about AWS WAF is that it's a simple tool, so I could understand the basics of AWS WAF in two to three hours."
"The ease of deployment of the product is valuable to me."
"The most valuable feature is the capability to limit access based on geographical location by restricting specific IP addresses."
"The ability to take multiple data sets and match those data sets together is the solution's most valuable feature. The data lake that comes with it is very useful because that allows us to match data sets with different configurations that we wouldn't normally be able to match."
"The fact that I can log into the platform and see everybody, see logs, authentication failure, and see everything on one platform, is the most valuable feature."
"FortiWeb Web Application Firewall blocks attacks from application layers and provides protection."
"The product is easy to configure."
"The tool's HTTP traffic, website fixing, and blocking are fantastic. It is user-friendly with easy configuration."
"FortiWeb identified potential DDoS attacks and suspicious domain activity, showcasing the value of its machine-learning capabilities."
"The platform's stability is good."
"We use it to secure VMs and applications. It protects against DDoS attacks. It's very user-friendly."
"It is good for web tracking applications."
"In a future release of this solution, I would like to see additional management features to make things simpler."
"We have issues with reporting, troubleshooting, and analytics. AWS WAF needs to bring costs down."
"The price could be improved."
"The default content policy available in the tool is not very strong compared to the competitors."
"There is room for improvement in pricing."
"The product should improve the DDoS-related features."
"I would like to see the addition of more advanced rate-limiting features in the next release. It would be beneficial to extend rate limiting beyond just web servers to the main node level."
"AWS WAF would be better if it uses AI or machine learning to detect a potential attack or a potential IP that creates an attack even before it happens. I want AWS WAF to capture the IP and automatically write the rule to automate the entire process."
"There is room for improvement in the support. The response time could be faster. Plus, they ask for a lot of information. It is not easy to get support."
"FortiWeb Web Application Firewall's signature database updates could be improved."
"It would be good if the solution integrated with other solutions, like SAP."
"The technical support team is bad."
"I don't see any issues with the tool apart from the pricing aspect of the product. The price of the product is an area where improvements are required."
"There could be ADC offering as well."
"There is room for improvement in pricing, and actually, the price is a bit higher because on the same terms I purchased, the support subscription is so high."
"We have encountered issues with webhooks and management of FortiWeb Web Application Firewall's on-premise version."
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AWS WAF is ranked 1st in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 52 reviews while FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) is ranked 16th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 15 reviews. AWS WAF is rated 8.0, while FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) 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 FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) writes "Protects internal applications and prevents target attacks ". 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 FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) is most compared with F5 Advanced WAF and Azure Front Door. See our AWS WAF vs. FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) report.
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