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AWS Web Application Firewall

Composite Score
8.1 /10
CX Score
8.5 /10
Category
AWS Web Application Firewall
8.1 /10

What is AWS Web Application Firewall?

AWS WAF helps you protect against common web exploits and bots that can affect availability, compromise security, or consume excessive resources. AWS WAF is a web application firewall that helps protect web applications from attacks by allowing you to configure rules that allow, block, or monitor (count) web requests based on conditions that you define. These conditions include IP addresses, HTTP headers, HTTP body, URI strings, SQL injection and cross-site scripting.

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AWS Web Application Firewall Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

95 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+96 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love AWS Web Application Firewall?

0% Negative
3% Neutral
97% Positive

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Trustworthy
  • Efficient Service

Feature Ratings

Average 81

API Security Testing

86

Risk Analytics

84

API Traffic Analysis

83

API Protection Against Automated Threats

82

OWASP Top 10

82

Data Leakage Prevention

81

Reporting and Analytics

79

Risk Mitigation

79

Dynamic Application Policy Generation

76

Schema Enforcement

75

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Quality of Features

87

Ease of Implementation

86

Breadth of Features

84

Ease of Customization

83

Business Value Created

81

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

81

Usability and Intuitiveness

81

Ease of Data Integration

81

Availability and Quality of Training

80

Ease of IT Administration

80

Vendor Support

78

AWS Web Application Firewall Reviews

  • Role: Industry Specific Role
  • Industry: Electronics
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Easy to use and best product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Caring
  • Saves Time

Karen V.

  • Role: Industry Specific Role
  • Industry: Not for Profit
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2025

Scalable Shielding of Robust API.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates AWS Web Application Firewall from other similar products?

Thing that make it unique than others are very deep integration with AWS eco system and API's fine Grained control.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Favorite part of AWS WAF is its flexibility and the automation. Making script for creating rules and integrating it into deployment pipeline becomes very easy.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Setting it up and also tuning rules is little complex, For now, the only drawback i found.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Keep cost control in your mind and highly recommended from my side and one thing start with AWS managed ruled group for threats like SQLi, bots etc and after this build specific rules for your API.

Pros

  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy
  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable

Radhakrrishnan R.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2025

Reliable and scalable protection with best support

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates AWS Web Application Firewall from other similar products?

AWS WAF stands out because of its native integration with other AWS services, scalability to handle large volumes of traffic, and flexibility in creating custom rules. Its managed rule sets and automation capabilities make it easier to adapt to evolving threats compared to many standalone solutions.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The best aspect is its seamless integration with AWS CloudFront, ALB, and API Gateway, which makes deployment simple and efficient. I also appreciate the managed rules that provide quick protection without requiring deep security expertise.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The interface and rule-building process can feel complex for new users, and troubleshooting issues is not always straightforward. Pricing can also become a challenge at scale if rules are not optimized carefully.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ensure you define clear ownership between IT and business teams for managing WAF rules and monitoring alerts. Start with AWS Managed Rules to get baseline protection quickly, and then gradually customize rules to meet your specific application needs. Also, monitor costs closely as usage grows to avoid unexpected billing.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing