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We performed a comparison between Citrix Web App and API Protection and Cloudflare Web Application Firewall 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Citrix Web App and API Protection vs. Cloudflare Web Application Firewall Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The web application firewall which protects our services on the internet, and then of course services like our ability to provide high availability for the services we are offering are the most valuable features.""The advantage of Citrix Web App and API Protection is just its graphic user interface for beginners. The solution is nothing special, but we have to use it for the corporation. Another advantage of Citrix Web App and API Protection is that we have our copy to test things and get the know-how of it.""I like the solution's simplicity compared to Citrix's on-prem solutions.""I prefer this solution because of its user-friendly interface. I find it simple and close to what I am currently using, which is Citrix Fortiva Access for Multi-Factor Authentication. I appreciate the familiar user interface and troubleshooting tools it offers.""We have good customer support.""The stability is good. If there is a problem, the load will be shifted to other sites automatically, which has been a good experience for us.""When our primary link goes down I can still get to my Cisco devices and the NetScaler devices on-prem because of the SDN solution. If the internet connection at one of the branches goes down, we can still route them, they still get internet based on the SDN solution through one of the other sites. They can carry on working.""The solution's technical support is good."

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"I'm highly satisfied. It's remarkably user-friendly, enabling me to quickly identify issues, and deploy solutions, and it offers the necessary features.""It protects web applications efficiently.""The product has a valuable security control functionality.""The integration of Cloudflare with Cloud Suite is its most valuable feature.""It is configurable via API.""The solution protects our application, which runs on the HTTP protocol, from DDoS attacks.""The Cloudflare Web Application Firewall's most valuable feature is its ease of configuration.""The security features are valuable. The particular feature we use is called OWASP."

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Cons
"Security could be improved because then I can get rid of my Cisco firewalls. If they improve the security then I could run my security, my proxy, my firewalling and my SDN solution on one device instead of having to have multiple devices.""The solution's pricing is a big concern and should be improved.""The reporting is not so good. They don't have an application to connect the logs.""The configuration for its web application firewall is complicated.""I am not an expert in this solution, but simplicity and user-friendly interfaces are crucial for me. I would appreciate advice from Citrix, particularly in the form of an interactive guide for API protection. It would be helpful if they could provide specific points and recommendations for cybersecurity, indicating areas that need attention or improvement. I find such interactive guidance valuable.""An area for improvement in Citrix Web App and API Protection is for it to give real-time notifications and alerts. It would be practical if the solution warns you if there's an attack or if the load or traffic volume increases or decreases. An additional feature I'd like to see in Citrix Web App and API Protection is a prediction or artificial intelligence on what is happening, for example, attacks.""The user interface could be more friendly. Some wizards and other documentation for administrators, as well as some use cases, helps us to understand the solution.""Their upgrades are not very backward compatible, and sometimes they mess up."

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"The notification part could be improved. It's very much connected to Web Application Firewall, rate-limiting, and DDoS protection.""Cloudflare Web Application Firewall should improve visibility for a customer.""A key challenge arises when dealing with numerous integrations with HVAC systems. Depending on the specifics, there might be some configuration mismatches, which necessitate specific support.""Their documentation could be better. They don't have documentation that explains everything well. They have documentation for everything you're looking for, but they lack a single piece of documentation to tie everything together. As a new user or beginner, it took us a little bit of time to figure out how to put all these things in place.""The platform's control features related to real-time authentication and response time need improvement.""If they add logs history within the Cloudflare offering, that would be a great benefit.""The ModSecurity core rules need to be updated.""The accuracy of the Cloudflare Web Application Firewall could be improved by reducing the number of false-negative alerts."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We have all the features and functions of Citrix because we have a premium license."
  • "For partners, NetScaler is not as expensive price-wise versus F5."
  • "Citrix Web App and API Protection are in the middle when we talk about pricing and licensing"
  • "The pricing for Citrix Web App and API Protection is unreasonable. I don't know the exact price, but I heard it's tens of thousands and it's a bit too much for the small country I live in."
  • "The solution is expensive compared to one of its competitors."
  • "On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight or nine out of ten."
  • "I rate the pricing an eight out of ten since it is expensive."
  • "In Turkey, everything is good, but it seems expensive for us due to the currency exchange. I don't have a specific rating scale, but if I had to rate the price, I would say it's around a six out of ten."
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  • "The pricing model is very straightforward compared to the competition. You just pay per month for the product and usage."
  • "We pay $210 per month for CloudFlare WAF."
  • "The annual licensing fee is $10,000 USD."
  • "Cloudflare offers different types of subscriptions for businesses, enterprises, and personal users, and the pricing is negotiable."
  • "The solution is expensive."
  • "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 solution's pricing option needs to be more transparent for enterprise clients."
  • "Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is more affordable than other solutions."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:I prefer this solution because of its user-friendly interface. I find it simple and close to what I am currently using, which is Citrix Fortiva Access for Multi-Factor Authentication. I appreciate the… more »
    Top Answer:In Turkey, everything is good, but it seems expensive for us due to the currency exchange. I don't have a specific rating scale, but if I had to rate the price, I would say it's around a six out of… more »
    Top Answer:I am not an expert in this solution, but simplicity and user-friendly interfaces are crucial for me. I would appreciate advice from Citrix, particularly in the form of an interactive guide for API… more »
    Top Answer:The product has a valuable security control functionality.
    Top Answer:Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is more affordable than other solutions.
    Top Answer:The platform's control features related to real-time authentication and response time need improvement.
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    Also Known As
    Citrix NetScaler AppFirewall , Citrix Web App Firewall
    Cloudflare WAF
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    Overview

    Citrix Web App Firewall is a web application firewall (WAF) that protects web applications and sites from both known and unknown attacks, including application-layer and zero-day threats. Despite an ever-evolving threat landscape, Citrix Web App Firewall delivers comprehensive protection without degrading throughput or application response times. Available as a cloud solution or integrated within the Citrix ADC platform, simplified configuration controls further mitigate risk. Our pooled licensing options allow you to grow incrementally and scale on demand.

    Cloudflare Web Application Firewall's intuitive dashboard enables users to build powerful rules through easy clicks and also provides Terraform integration. Every request to the WAF is inspected against the rule engine and the threat intelligence curated from protecting over 27 Million websites. Suspicious requests can be blocked, challenged or logged as per the needs of the user while legitimate requests are routed to the destination, agnostic of whether it lives on-premise or in the cloud. Analytics and Cloudflare Logs enable visibility into actionable metrics for the user.

    Sample Customers
    NSS Labs, ICSA Labs
    crunchbase, udacity, marketo, okcupid, zendesk
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization57%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Government4%
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    Computer Software Company22%
    Financial Services Firm22%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Insurance Company11%
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    Educational Organization25%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business36%
    Large Enterprise64%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business9%
    Midsize Enterprise62%
    Large Enterprise29%
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    Small Business61%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise28%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise35%
    Large Enterprise42%
    Buyer's Guide
    Citrix Web App and API Protection vs. Cloudflare Web Application Firewall
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Citrix Web App and API Protection vs. Cloudflare Web Application Firewall and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    768,857 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Citrix Web App and API Protection is ranked 20th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 10 reviews while Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is ranked 7th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 16 reviews. Citrix Web App and API Protection is rated 8.0, while Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Citrix Web App and API Protection writes "Has a good graphic user interface for beginners, but lacks real-time notifications, alerts, and artificial intelligence". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall writes "A cloud solution for web application firewall protection with rate-limiting, managed, and custom firewall rules". Citrix Web App and API Protection is most compared with F5 Advanced WAF, Azure Front Door, Fortinet FortiWeb, AWS WAF and Akamai App and API Protector, whereas Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is most compared with Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, Akamai App and API Protector, AWS WAF, Fortinet FortiWeb and Azure Front Door. See our Citrix Web App and API Protection vs. Cloudflare Web Application Firewall report.

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