Azure Front Door vs Cloudflare Web Application Firewall comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Front Door
Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
9th
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
CDN (3rd), Microsoft Security Suite (15th)
Cloudflare Web Application ...
Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the market share of Azure Front Door is 3.8% and it decreased by 48.5% compared to the previous year. The market share of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is 7.1% and it increased by 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Unique Categories:
CDN
22.7%
Microsoft Security Suite
2.7%
No other categories found
 

Featured Reviews

DG
Jun 22, 2023
An easy -to-setup stable solution that enables implementing resources globally and has a good technical support team
We need to use the Front Door to support our application globally. You have some users in Europe or Asia, or when on a different Internet, you can implement a Front Door, which is a good feature. You can skip all the traffic from the master guide implemented on the web. So this component is also…
Stefan Rusu - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 1, 2023
Improves security posture by blocking bad actors
I use Cloudflare Web Application Firewall to stop attacks on web application firewalls The product has improved our security posture by blocking bad actors. The blocked logs are difficult to read at times. I rate the solution's stability a ten out of ten. I rate the product's scalability a…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The web application firewall is a great feature."
"Rules Engine is a valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature is that you can implement resources globally. It does not depend on location and ability or something like that. This is to connect clients around the world."
"It inspects the traffic at the network level before it comes into Azure. We can do SSL offloading, and it can detect abnormalities before the traffic comes into the application. It can be used globally and is easy to set up. It is also quite stable and scalable."
"The price is one of the most important aspects of the product. It's quite affordable."
"You can assign as many web application firewall policies as you want to the same instance of Front Door."
"I am impressed with the tool's integrations."
"Has a great application firewall and we like the security."
"We extensively use the solution every day. The solution is very stable; we haven’t seen any glitches."
"The Cloudflare Web Application Firewall's most valuable feature is its ease of configuration."
"Technical support has a very fast response time and they are helpful."
"The integration of Cloudflare with Cloud Suite is its most valuable feature."
"The solution protects our application, which runs on the HTTP protocol, from DDoS attacks."
"It is configurable via API."
"The security features are valuable. The particular feature we use is called OWASP."
"The product has a valuable security control functionality."
 

Cons

"This is a relatively expensive solution."
"We should be able to use Front Door defenders with multiple cloud vendors. Currently, they can be used only with the Azure cloud. Azure Front Door should also be able to do global load balancing and provide internal front door services. Microsoft should clearly define what Traffic Manager, Application Gateway, and Azure Front Door products do. These are similar products, and people get confused between these products."
"The user interface needs improvement as it is difficult to create the mapping to link the problem with your private address sources."
"The product needs to improve its latency."
"I'm responsible for the governance and cost control of Azure. I'm not a specialist in any products and therefore I couldn't really speak effectively to features that are lacking or missing."
"There is room for improvement and they're working on it."
"My suggestion for improvement would be to enhance the Data Export feature to include specific tables, particularly the Azure Diagnostics table."
"The product's features are limited compared to Cloudflare. The tool also doesn't work well in a hybrid environment. I would like to see a way to add personalized APIs in the system."
"If they add logs history within the Cloudflare offering, that would be a great benefit."
"The platform's control features related to real-time authentication and response time need improvement."
"There could be an option to duplicate the cluster to maintain the consistency of rules."
"The notification part could be improved. It's very much connected to Web Application Firewall, rate-limiting, and DDoS protection."
"The accuracy of the Cloudflare Web Application Firewall could be improved by reducing the number of false-negative alerts."
"It would be ideal if the solution offered better log integration and more integration with different platforms."
"Its stability could be better."
"The ModSecurity core rules need to be updated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is on a pay-as-you-go basis."
"The product is expensive."
"The transition to the premium tier has led to increased costs, making it more expensive than the classic tier."
"The pricing of the solution is good."
"The solution is a bit expensive."
"The solution is expensive."
"We pay $210 per month for CloudFlare WAF."
"Cloudflare offers different types of subscriptions for businesses, enterprises, and personal users, and the pricing is negotiable."
"The annual licensing fee is $10,000 USD."
"The solution's pricing option needs to be more transparent for enterprise clients."
"Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is more affordable than other solutions."
"What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? I believe the pricing is not the best, but it's reasonable and acceptable. We also use the McAfee system in parallel. In terms of pricing, its okay - not great, but not bad either. It falls in the middle, which is acceptable. In terms of support licensing, last time, we were searching for a solution, and we considered products from resellers rather than directly from the cloud provider. However, the pricing we encountered was exceptionally high. As a result, we are inclined to select support from the reseller."
"The pricing model is very straightforward compared to the competition. You just pay per month for the product and usage."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Educational Organization
24%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What's the difference between Azure Front Door and Application Gateway?
We found Azure Front Door to be easily scaled and very stable. The implementation is very fast and Microsoft provides excellent support. Azure Front Door can quickly detect abnormalities before the...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Front Door?
The transition to the premium tier has led to increased costs, making it more expensive than the classic tier. However, we acknowledge that this pricing reflects additional features and capabilities.
What do you like most about Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?
The product has a valuable security control functionality.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?
Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is more affordable than other solutions.
What needs improvement with Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?
The platform's control features related to real-time authentication and response time need improvement.
 

Also Known As

Azure Front-Door
Cloudflare WAF
 

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Sample Customers

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crunchbase, udacity, marketo, okcupid, zendesk
Find out what your peers are saying about Azure Front Door vs. Cloudflare Web Application Firewall and other solutions. Updated: June 2024.
787,061 professionals have used our research since 2012.