Imperva Web Application Firewall vs R&S Web Application Firewall (DenyAll) comparison

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We performed a comparison between Imperva Web Application Firewall and R&S Web Application Firewall (DenyAll) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Question: Which Web Application Firewall (WAF) would you recommend? R&S or Imperva?
Answer: Imperva is a strong choice, given their security focus and ongoing R&D into the product in areas such as bot management.
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Pros
"The solution is stable.""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.""Imperva WAF's strongest features are the detection of web application threats and vulnerabilities in the source code.""The solution is very scalable. It is one of the most important features. You can also expand resources and features as well.""One good thing about Imperva Web Application Firewall is it can be on the cloud and also it can be on-premise.""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.""Learning mode and custom policies are helpful features.""If you are using the appliance as opposed to the virtual deployment, it can stand as the network layer-two and provide real transparency."

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"The three most valuable features that I noticed are the geo-localization of the user, the IP reputation, and the compartmental analysis."

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Cons
"Their portal is very limited and needs improvement.""There could be some limitations that from the converged infrastructure perspective: when you want to converge with everything and you want Imperva to get there easily because it's not a cloud component. For example, when you want to build servers and you're using OneView to manage your software-defined networks, implementing Imperva right away is not that simple. But if you're doing just a simple cloud infrastructure with servers in there, you're good to go. Also, we are not able, with Imperva, to block by signatures. Imperva by itself needs to be complemented with another service to do URL filtering.""The support for the on-premises version needs improvement.""Sometimes our web application firewall will slow down.""They recently separated the WAF and the DAM management gateways in order for each of these to be managed from different areas, so I believe it now requires additional investments for what was previously a single complete solution.""Some of the features should be included in the next release is a file integrating monitoring tool. This feature should be improved.""It would be useful if the solution used more intelligence in attack protection. For example, firewalls are to be dependent on the configuration, but if they could have some data science around it the solution would be even better. The profiling of the traffic, and making decisions surrounding that should be intelligence-based, instead of being based on the configuration of the firewall itself.""An improvement for Imperva WAF would be to reduce the number of false positives and create more strong use cases based on AI/ML or behavioral analytics."

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"The area that should be improved is licensing."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Make sure you understand the way that Imperva charges. It's very affordable. However, I would like to see a package with the Virtual Patching included. You get to do patching separately."
  • "Everybody complains about the price of this solution."
  • "The cost of this solution depends on the platform."
  • "The price of this solution is a little bit high compared to competitors."
  • "There are some licenses that you have to buy to use some features. Its price could be better. Price is always important because, at the end of the day, customers have a budget. If you can meet the budget, you can sell, and if you don't, you cannot sell."
  • "There is a license for this solution and we purchase the license annually with no additional fees."
  • "There are a couple of different licensing models."
  • "The price of Imperva Web Application Firewalls is expensive compared to others."
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    Answers from the Community
    Prasert Mahapol
    reviewer1662357 - PeerSpot reviewerreviewer1662357 (Works at Ally Financial Inc.)
    Real User

    Imperva Cloud WAF by far.

    Thameem Ansari - PeerSpot reviewerThameem Ansari
    Real User

    Imperva or F5 if you don't have budget constraints. there is budget limitation means you can look barracuda, Radware, A10 or fortinet

    reviewer1304067 - PeerSpot reviewerreviewer1304067 (Product Manager (Zscaler) at a tech services company with 201-500 employees)
    Real User

    I would recommend you to look at F5 AWAF solution. If you need more information, please reach me through my email ammar.anis@westcon and I shall be happy to help.

    Ricardo Fernandes - PeerSpot reviewerRicardo Fernandes
    Real User

    We have had a very good experience with FortiWeb.

    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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. 
    Top Answer: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 Imperva… more »
    Top Answer:Imperva is a strong choice, given their security focus and ongoing R&D into the product in areas such as bot management.
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    Also Known As
    Rohde & Schwarz Web Application Firewall, R&S WAF, DenyAll Web Application Security
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    Overview

    Imperva Web Application Firewall is a versatile solution that protects web applications and databases from various attacks, including DDoS, cross-site scripting, and SQL injection attacks. It offers data security, availability, and access control and can be deployed on-premises or on the cloud. 

    The solution has good security against web attacks and offers advanced bot protection, API security, and mitigation features. Imperva WAF is easy to configure and deploy; it has good customer service and an excellent user interface.

    Beyond the basic capabilities of traditional negative and positive security models, DenyAll’s scoring mechanism, user behavior tracking and advanced detection engines deliver best-of-breed security that won’t let you down. None of our customers have made the headlines with security breaches.

    Web Services and automated machine-to-machine communications support business processes, internal and with ecosystem partners that are often critical. DenyAll makes it easy to optimize and secure these XML-based data flows, with capabilities found in no other WAF or SOA Gateway.

    Sample Customers
    BlueCross BlueShield, eHarmony, EMF Broadcasting, GE Healthcare, Metro Bank, The Motley Fool, Siemens
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    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company26%
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Insurance Company11%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Insurance Company7%
    Manufacturing Company6%
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    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Company Size
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    Small Business53%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise31%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    Imperva Web Application Firewall is ranked 6th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 44 reviews while R&S Web Application Firewall (DenyAll) is ranked 27th in Web Application Firewall (WAF). Imperva Web Application Firewall is rated 8.6, while R&S Web Application Firewall (DenyAll) is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Imperva Web Application Firewall writes "Offers simulation for studying infrastructure and hybrid infrastructure protection". On the other hand, the top reviewer of R&S Web Application Firewall (DenyAll) writes "Geo-localization and IP reputation help to keep our clients secure and more available". Imperva Web Application Firewall is most compared with AWS WAF, F5 Advanced WAF, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, Fortinet FortiWeb and Azure Front Door, whereas R&S Web Application Firewall (DenyAll) is most compared with AWS WAF, Fortinet FortiWeb and Akamai App and API Protector.

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