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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

Carlos Orlando C.

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

Submitted Jan 2024

Peace of mind and standards

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates AWS Web Application Firewall from other similar products?

The integration with the AWS suite of services, how easy is to implement standards and good practices

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Integration with AWS services

What do you dislike most about this product?

It needs a easy way to export and import all your settings

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Goes perfect with AWS!

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

Kiran G.

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

Submitted Jan 2024

Fantastic service from AWS

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates AWS Web Application Firewall from other similar products?

Amazon Web Services provides in-built firewall to the customer is known as AWS Web Application Firewall.(AWS WAF). Unlike other similar products, AWS WAF provides many default Firewall rules which explicitly blocks the malicious traffic from entering into VPC, no need to configure complex rules.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favourite aspect of AWS WAF is the numbers of default firewall rules. They are providing the extra layer of protection, with Web Access Control lists, which are many by default. It's pricing is also fair. Also, decreases the overhead of managing a external firewall such as Palo Alto..

What do you dislike most about this product?

WAF cannot be used for our onprem legacy apps. Also the training available is not very good.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If your applications are hosted in AWS Cloud, please go for it.

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

Rahul K.

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

Submitted Nov 2023

Ease Implementation with more features

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates AWS Web Application Firewall from other similar products?

AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a robust service designed to protect web applications from common web exploits. Here are some differentiating factors for AWS WAF: Integration with AWS Ecosystem: AWS WAF is seamlessly integrated with other AWS services, making it easy to incorporate into existing AWS environments. Integration with AWS CloudFront allows for scalable and efficient distribution of web content. Managed Service:

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

AWS WAF is a fully managed service, which means that AWS takes care of the underlying infrastructure, updates, and maintenance. Automatic scaling ensures that the service can handle varying levels of traffic without manual intervention. Global Reach: AWS WAF can be deployed globally, leveraging AWS's extensive network of data centers worldwide. The global presence helps in protecting web applications against threats from different geographic locations.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Costing can be more better for bigger picture , It's important to note that the competitive landscape in the cloud security space evolves, and other cloud service providers and third-party vendors may offer similar or additional features. Always refer to the most recent documentation and updates from AWS for the latest information on AWS WAF.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

AWS Marketplace Offerings: AWS Marketplace offers a variety of third-party security solutions that can be integrated with AWS WAF for additional features and capabilities. Pay-as-You-Go Pricing Model: AWS WAF follows a pay-as-you-go pricing model, allowing users to pay only for the resources they consume. This flexible pricing structure is aligned with the scalability of AWS services. Ease of Use: AWS WAF is designed to be user-friendly with a straightforward configuration process through the AWS Management Console or API. Pre-configured rulesets and managed rule groups simplify the setup for common security threats.

Pros

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