We performed a comparison between Azure DDoS Protection and Azure Web Application Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Microsoft Security Suite solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like the user interface, documentation, and support. Azure DDoS Protection is one of the most valuable solutions for any endpoint that is publicly reachable through the internet. It will automatically secure all your endpoints from third-party attacks, cyber attacks, or phishing attacks."
"This solution is the best option for us because we use a lot of Microsoft products. So, it is easy for us to deploy or integrate any features or products."
"The most important feature is that the solution continuously monitors traffic by inbuilt rules to identify preconfigured attacks."
"Azure DDoS Protection offers superior protection against denial-of-service attacks."
"DDoS Protection is simple to deploy and integrates seamlessly with the Azure environment. Ease of deployment is a crucial feature for us."
"The most valuable feature of Azure DDoS Protection is that it performs well."
"The most valuable feature is that it allows us to publish our applications behind the firewall."
"Azure WAF is extremely stable."
"The integration it has with GitHub is great."
"We have found the most valuable features to be the web application, minimal skills required for management, control through policies, and automation."
"The solution has good dashboards."
"The initial setup is easy and straightforward...Azure Web Application Firewall is a scalable product."
"It's quite a stable product and works well with Microsoft products."
"It's a good option if you want a solution that's ready to go and easy for your team to learn. It's cloud-based, so you don't need to buy or maintain any hardware infrastructure."
"The implementation of Azure DDoS Protection results in a decrease in our bandwidth capacity and should be optimized to reduce resource consumption."
"The reporting aspect and dashboard management monitoring need improvement."
"Sometimes, it is hard for our staff to keep track of changes (in the GUI) between different projects, because there are constant changes. As a result, it is hard to manage, recall, and see all the features because they have been moved from one place to another."
"The UI needs to be improved."
"Azure DDoS Protection could improve on the reporting."
"The visibility could be better. We would like to have better metrics, so we could see all the information in a central place."
"The support for proxy forwarding could improve."
"Azure WAF should not be deployed in the middle of the traffic."
"From a reporting perspective, they could do more there."
"In Brazil, we have some problems with the phone service that affect our connection with the cloud. However, it isn't common."
"There is a need to be able to configure the solution more."
"I would say that Azure's customer service is not that good...I am not very happy with the support offered."
"The management can be improved."
"The documentation needs to be improved."
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Azure DDoS Protection is ranked 18th in Microsoft Security Suite with 6 reviews while Azure Web Application Firewall is ranked 19th in Microsoft Security Suite with 9 reviews. Azure DDoS Protection is rated 8.6, while Azure Web Application Firewall is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Azure DDoS Protection writes "It's simple to deploy and integrates seamlessly with the Azure environment". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Azure Web Application Firewall writes "It's a good option if you want a solution that's ready to go and easy for your team to learn". Azure DDoS Protection is most compared with Azure Firewall, Azure Front Door, AWS Shield, Cloudflare and Fortinet FortiDDoS, whereas Azure Web Application Firewall is most compared with AWS WAF, Fortinet FortiWeb, Azure Firewall, Azure Front Door and Microsoft Defender for Cloud. See our Azure DDoS Protection vs. Azure Web Application Firewall report.
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