The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) Reviews

Vendor: Fastly

3.5 out of 5

2 reviews
33% willing to recommend

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The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) provides web application and API protection, RASP, rate limiting, bot protection and DDoS purpose built to eliminate the challenges of legacy WAF.

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The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) is the #28 ranked solution in top Web Application Firewalls. PeerSpot users give The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) an average rating of 7.0 out of 10. The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) is most commonly compared to Microsoft Azure Application Gateway: The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) vs Microsoft Azure Application Gateway. The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 52% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a educational organization, accounting for 23% of all views.

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The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) market share

As of March 2024, the market share of The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category stands at 0.6%, marking an increase of 55.1% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Valuable Features

"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to set up the rules easily."
"When configuring a web application firewall using Signal Sciences, we configure a rule whereby no one except a few people can access the application."

Room for Improvement

"The areas that could be improved in Signal Sciences include the effectiveness of rules, as many didn't function optimally and required custom rule-writing to address bypasses for WAF."
"Even if we create some custom rules, Signal Sciences cannot capture some of the malicious traffic."

Pricing

"The product has an affordable cost."
"Signal Sciences is pretty cheap compared to other solutions."

These insights are based on the in-depth reviews provided by peers to help you make a better buying decision.

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Top industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

23%

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Healthcare Company

8%

Manufacturing Company

8%

Comms Service Provider

4%

Insurance Company

4%

Retailer

3%

Hospitality Company

3%

Government

2%

Legal Firm

2%

University

2%

Energy/Utilities Company

2%

Pharma/Biotech Company

1%

Construction Company

1%

Wholesaler/Distributor

1%

Media Company

1%

Outsourcing Company

1%

Performing Arts

1%

Sports Company

1%

Wellness & Fitness Company

1%

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The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) was previously known as Signal Sciences Next-Gen WAF, Signal Sciences RASP.

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