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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 | Imperva Cloud WAF by Imperva 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. | Looking for WAF software? Imperva Cloud WAF by Imperva provides virtual patching and custom rules engine for PCI-DSS web compliance. Compare features and alternatives. |
| Product type | Web Application Firewall (WAF) | Web Application Firewall & Exploit Shield |
| Best for | E-commerce, Financial Services, Government, Media, Internet Services | Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Enterprise IT, Banking, Retail, Education |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud (SaaS); Cloud service (cloud-native or CNAME mode) | On-premises Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud SaaS; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance (VMware/Hyper-V); Cloud SaaS |
| Data residency | Alibaba Cloud regions | Customer data sovereignty; On-premises and cloud options |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| 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 | Web ApplicationsEnterprise IntranetsCloud Web Servers |
| Compliance | Supports PCI DSS and China MLPS 2.0Alibaba Cloud ISO 27001 and SOC 2 portfolio | PCI-DSSSOC 2ISO 27001Common CriteriaHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Alibaba Cloud Server Load BalancerECSAlibaba Cloud CDNAnti-DDoSSimple Log Service | SplunkMicro Focus ArcSightIBM QRadarMicrosoft Sentinel |
| Industries | E-commerceFinancial ServicesGovernmentMediaInternet Services | Financial ServicesGovernmentHealthcareEnterprise ITBankingRetail+1 more |
| Regions | GlobalAsia PacificChinese Mainland | Global enterprise deployments |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Alibaba Cloud | Imperva |
| Headquarters | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China | San Mateo, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,001+ | 2,000+ |
| Founded | 2009 | 2002 |
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.Imperva Cloud WAF
Looking for WAF software? Imperva Cloud WAF by Imperva provides virtual patching and custom rules engine for PCI-DSS web compliance. Compare features and alternatives.Product type
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Web Application Firewall (WAF)Imperva Cloud WAF
Web Application Firewall & Exploit ShieldBest for
Alibaba Cloud WAF
E-commerce, Financial Services, Government, Media, Internet ServicesImperva Cloud WAF
Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Enterprise IT, Banking, Retail, EducationPricing
Pricing model
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Contact VendorImperva Cloud WAF
Contact VendorFree trial
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Free trial: noImperva Cloud WAF
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Imperva Cloud WAF
Deployment details
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Cloud (SaaS); Cloud service (cloud-native or CNAME mode)Imperva Cloud WAF
On-premises Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud SaaS; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance (VMware/Hyper-V); Cloud SaaSData residency
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Alibaba Cloud regionsImperva Cloud WAF
Customer data sovereignty; On-premises and cloud optionsKey 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
Imperva Cloud WAF
- Dynamic application profiling
- OWASP Top 10 defense
- Virtual patching
- Bidirectional traffic inspection
- Custom rules engine
- High-throughput processing
- Web application exploit prevention
- Zero-day virtual patching
Platform & access
API access
Alibaba Cloud WAF
API access: yesImperva Cloud WAF
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Alibaba Cloud WAF
SSO: yesImperva Cloud WAF
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Alibaba Cloud WAF
RBAC: yesImperva Cloud WAF
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Multi-tenant: yesImperva Cloud WAF
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Mobile app: noImperva Cloud WAF
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Imperva Cloud WAF
Compliance
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Imperva Cloud WAF
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Imperva Cloud WAF
Industries
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Imperva Cloud WAF
Regions
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Imperva Cloud WAF
Vendor
Company
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Alibaba CloudImperva Cloud WAF
ImpervaHeadquarters
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaImperva Cloud WAF
San Mateo, California, USACompany size
Alibaba Cloud WAF
10,001+Imperva Cloud WAF
2,000+Founded
Alibaba Cloud WAF
2009Imperva Cloud WAF
2002