Compare products
Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Alibaba Cloud WAF View product | Fastly Next-Gen WAF by Fastly View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Alibaba Cloud WAF from Alibaba Cloud focuses on website protection. Key capabilities: API security and bot management. Compare it with the leading WAF alternatives. | Fastly Next-Gen WAF from Fastly focuses on Next-Gen WAF. Key capabilities: automated production blocking. Compare it with the leading WAF alternatives. |
| Product type | Web Application Firewall (WAF) | SmartParse Runtime Application & API Web Security Platform |
| Best for | E-commerce, Financial Services, Government, Media, Internet Services | Financial Services, Retail, SaaS, High-Tech |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud (SaaS); Cloud service (cloud-native or CNAME mode) | Edge Cloud; Envoy/NGINX Sidecar; Kubernetes Ingress; Cloud Edge; Container Sidecar; Web Server Plugin |
| Data residency | Alibaba Cloud regions | Global / Edge Network |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
|
|
| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Alibaba CloudNon-Alibaba Cloud hosted web apps | Multi-CloudKubernetesEnvoyWeb ServersEdge |
| Compliance | Supports PCI DSS and China MLPS 2.0Alibaba Cloud ISO 27001 and SOC 2 portfolio | SOC 2 Type IIPCI-DSS Level 1HIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Alibaba Cloud Server Load BalancerECSAlibaba Cloud CDNAnti-DDoSSimple Log Service | Fastly EdgeEnvoyNGINXKubernetesAWSAzureGCP |
| Industries | E-commerceFinancial ServicesGovernmentMediaInternet Services | Financial ServicesRetailSaaSHigh-Tech |
| Regions | GlobalAsia PacificChinese Mainland | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Alibaba Cloud | Fastly |
| Headquarters | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,001+ | 1,000+ |
| Founded | 2009 | 2011 |
Overview
What it is
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Alibaba Cloud WAF from Alibaba Cloud focuses on website protection. Key capabilities: API security and bot management. Compare it with the leading WAF alternatives.Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Fastly Next-Gen WAF from Fastly focuses on Next-Gen WAF. Key capabilities: automated production blocking. Compare it with the leading WAF alternatives.Product type
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Web Application Firewall (WAF)Fastly Next-Gen WAF
SmartParse Runtime Application & API Web Security PlatformBest for
Alibaba Cloud WAF
E-commerce, Financial Services, Government, Media, Internet ServicesFastly Next-Gen WAF
Financial Services, Retail, SaaS, High-TechPricing
Pricing model
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Contact VendorFastly Next-Gen WAF
Contact VendorFree trial
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Free trial: noFastly Next-Gen WAF
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Deployment details
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Cloud (SaaS); Cloud service (cloud-native or CNAME mode)Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Edge Cloud; Envoy/NGINX Sidecar; Kubernetes Ingress; Cloud Edge; Container Sidecar; Web Server PluginData residency
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Alibaba Cloud regionsFastly Next-Gen WAF
Global / Edge NetworkKey features
What it offers
Alibaba Cloud WAF
- OWASP Top 10 protection
- Semantic and ML-based detection
- Bot management
- API security
- HTTP flood protection
- Custom access rules
- Virtual patching
- Log Service integration
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
- SmartParse threshold detection
- Automated production blocking
- Virtually zero false positives
- Flexible edge/agent/sidecar deployment
- Next-Gen WAF
- Automated OWASP Top 10 blocking
- API security micro-firewalling
Platform & access
API access
Alibaba Cloud WAF
API access: yesFastly Next-Gen WAF
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Alibaba Cloud WAF
SSO: yesFastly Next-Gen WAF
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Alibaba Cloud WAF
RBAC: yesFastly Next-Gen WAF
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Multi-tenant: yesFastly Next-Gen WAF
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Mobile app: noFastly Next-Gen WAF
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Compliance
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Industries
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Regions
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Vendor
Company
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Alibaba CloudFastly Next-Gen WAF
FastlyHeadquarters
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaFastly Next-Gen WAF
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
Alibaba Cloud WAF
10,001+Fastly Next-Gen WAF
1,000+Founded
Alibaba Cloud WAF
2009Fastly Next-Gen WAF
2011