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 most valuable aspect is that it protects our code. It's a bit difficult to overwrite code in our application. It also protects against threats."
"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 most valuable features of AWS WAF are its cloud-native and on-demand."
"The initial setup was very straightforward. Deployment took about ten minutes or less."
"The product’s availability, ease of configuration, and documentation are valuable."
"The customized billing is the most valuable feature."
"It's simple, easy to use."
"The solution is stable."
"It is good for web tracking applications."
"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."
"We use it to secure VMs and applications. It protects against DDoS attacks. It's very user-friendly."
"The tool secures our critical applications, especially the mobile money application, which is often targeted by attacks. The solution provides rapid protection and has proven reliable against various threats."
"The machine learning feature reduces the false positives."
"The tool's HTTP traffic, website fixing, and blocking are fantastic. It is user-friendly with easy configuration."
"The machine learning on FortiWeb WAF is valuable."
"There is room for improvement in pricing."
"The technical support does not respond to bugs in the coding of the product."
"The cost management has room for improvement."
"For uniformity, AWS has a well-accepted framework. However, it'll be better for us if we could have some more documented guidelines on how the specific business should be structured and the roles that the cloud recommends."
"The serverless product from AWS WAF could be improved. For example, they have only one serverless series, Lambda, but they should extend and improve it. Additionally, the firewall rules are not very easy to configure."
"On the UI side, I would like it if they could bring back the geolocation view on the corner."
"The price could be improved."
"We haven't faced any problems with the solution."
"WAF needs more signatures on FortiWeb and updates the database continuously to protect against new attacks."
"FortiWeb Web Application Firewall's signature database updates could be improved."
"The product lacks features offered by enterprise-level firewall tools."
"The technical support team is bad."
"It would be good if the solution integrated with other solutions, like SAP."
"We have encountered issues with webhooks and management of FortiWeb Web Application Firewall's on-premise version."
"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 (WAF) needs to update its attack prevention database."
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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 13 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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