Imperva Web Application Firewall vs Tenable.io Web Application Scanning comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Imperva Web Application Fir...
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
Web Application Firewall (WAF) (6th)
Tenable.io Web Application ...
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (24th)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the market share of Imperva Web Application Firewall is 7.0% and it decreased by 6.6% compared to the previous year. The market share of Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is 0.4% and it decreased by 56.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
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Application Security Tools
1.9%
 

Featured Reviews

FG
Apr 1, 2024
Hosts a complete range of features and gives a comprehensive overview of network traffic
Scalability-wise, there is one issue we encountered that I want to mention. At some point, Imperva, moved their account takeover prevention features from the on-premises edition to the cloud-based edition, and we discovered that this step would take yet another integration, seeing that we were using Imperva on-premises. These account takeover prevention features, however, were already part of our subscription, but since the features moved to the cloud, we missed out on them. So, in this sense, I would say the scalability strategy isn't as solid as it should be, and for this reason I would rate the scalability a 3.5/5. On the other hand, when it comes to how many users we were able to scale up to, we actually had the whole organization using it, including around 3,500 clients in total.
Jahanzeb Feroze Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 14, 2023
Highly Recommended Solution with Latest Scanning Methods
The fundamental objective of this product is to enhance the overall security, be it through verification within the organization or at the user's end All the features are valuable to us as they offer cutting-edge scanning methods and address the latest issues with a contemporary approach. We…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Its inline transferring mode is the most valuable because it is 100% transparent. When you change the IP, there is no change on the network side. If you can't and want to try to reach an IP, you can reach the server IP. There are many other advanced security features in it. The smallest appliances of Imperva can handle the highest traffic at a customer site. For example, a smaller appliance from Imperva can provide you the same security as an F5 product."
"The solution can scale."
"Imperva Web Application Firewall is a highly stable solution and is very mature."
"There are a number of features that are valuable such as the account takeover and various antivirus features."
"There are many features. There is ease of deployment. You can deploy the Imperva Web Application Firewall in two to three minutes. After that, you have to set the policies. For setting policies, you have toggle buttons. You can turn something on or off."
"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."
"Imperva is easy to use and deploy. The UI is excellent."
"The solution is scalable."
"Our customers adopt this solution because of the replication testing and the vulnerability assessment it can do. It is a multi-faceted product."
"The solution is stable."
"It collects the vulnerabilities on the hostnames and sends them to the Tenable.io cloud. Tenable has its own cloud where Tenable.io is running, but there are many connectors to other cloud solutions. Tenable can do vulnerability scanning for other cloud managers such as Azure, Amazon, and so on."
"The most effective feature of the product is the ability to scan the entire environment."
"The solution's instant reports feature is the most effective for detecting threats."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"It is fully automated."
"Tenable provides the end analysis results covering all the published vulnerabilities and information on the market."
 

Cons

"It should be more user-friendly. Like other web solutions, it would be helpful to be able to easily do policy configuration and identification inside the application. Understanding the in-depth configuration of a policy is somewhat difficult for an engineer, and they can improve that."
"There's always room for improvement. Occasionally, there might be false-positive alerts."
"It would be helpful to have a "recommended deployment", or even a list of basic features that should either be used or turned on by default."
"The user interface could be better."
"I would like to improve the tool's turnaround time in terms of support."
"I would like the solution to improve its support response time."
"I don't really use it and therefore can't speak to areas of improvement."
"Imperva Web Application Firewall could improve the console by making it easier to use."
"The dashboard could be more user-friendly."
"Tenable.io Web Application Scanning conducts a general scan, which wastes time. The scan needs to be specific."
"Tenable.io Web Application Scanning could improve by offering faster fuzzing."
"The report customization needs to be better."
"The cloud and the on-premises versions have their own controllers, and there is no way to centrally manage controllers."
"They have a general dashboard for web application scanning, but the dashboards and reporting can be improved. They probably have some features in their roadmap."
"The solution's dashboards could be improved and made more user-friendly."
"The technical support should be improved. Currently, some attacks are detected while others are not."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Imperva Web Application Firewalls is expensive compared to others."
"There is a license for this solution and we purchase the license annually with no additional fees."
"It's an excellent product, but it can be very costly."
"The cost of this solution depends on the platform."
"The pricing is somewhat expensive. It is actually a huge investment when compared to other countries."
"It is very costly, but the return on investment is very high. Its cost was around $70,000, and we got it back in just six months."
"Imperva Web Application Firewall's pricing is expensive."
"Imperva’s pricing is a bit higher in the market since it offers a full-blown WAF."
"I rate the product's pricing a four out of ten."
"The price of the solution is reasonable compared to the competitors. The license cost is based on the number of users and the annual usage."
"Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is expensive for small businesses."
"The application is extremely affordable. There are no additional costs involved with licensing. We switched to Tenable.io Web Application Scanning from other solutions due to pricing."
"The pricing is okay."
"It follows the same licensing scheme as Tenable.io and Tenable. sc."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
6%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Is Citrix ADC (formerly Netscaler) the best ADC to use and if not why?
For ADC, any ADC can do a good job. But in case if you want to add WAF functionality to the same ADC hardware you have to look for other ADC's like F5, Imperva, Radware, Fortinet, etc.
DDoS solutions: Any other solutions to consider aside from Radware DefensePro and F5 Silverline DDoS Protection?
You can have a look to Imperva Cloud WAF, the anti-DDoS mitigation is under 1s and works very well. I observed a lot of DDoS attacks that were well managed (even not seen by the customer) by Imperv...
What do you like most about Tenable.io Web Application Scanning?
The most effective feature of the product is the ability to scan the entire environment.
What needs improvement with Tenable.io Web Application Scanning?
The platform's technical support services could be better.
What advice do you have for others considering Tenable.io Web Application Scanning?
Implementing Tenable.io Web Application Scanning has been beneficial in identifying numerous vulnerabilities within application code. I rate its scanning capabilities in terms of user-friendliness ...
 

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