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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 | AWS WAF by AWS View product | Google Cloud Armor by Google Cloud View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | AWS WAF is a cloud web application firewall service from AWS. Learn how it supports web application layer 7 defense, what features stand out and which WAF tools compete. | Google Cloud Armor covers layer 7 filtering, DDoS mitigation and OWASP Top 10 rules for web application defense and bot mitigation. Compare top Network Security tools. |
| Product type | Cloud Web Application Firewall Service | Web Application Firewall & DDoS Mitigation |
| Best for | Cross-industry, E-commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Public Sector | Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, Media, Cross-industry, Public Sector |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | CloudHybrid |
| Deployment details | Cloud; AWS Cloud-native managed edge and regional service | Cloud; Hybrid; Multi-cloud; Google Cloud; Hybrid deployments; Multi-cloud origins |
| Data residency | Regional or global CloudFront edge deployment depending on resource type | Multi-region; regional endpoints available |
| 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: yes | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Amazon CloudFrontApplication Load BalancersAmazon API GatewayAWS AppSyncAWS Verified Access | Google CloudHybrid web workloadsKubernetes |
| Compliance | SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA eligible, FedRAMP High | SOC 1/2/3ISO/IEC 27001PCI-DSSFedRAMPHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Amazon CloudFrontApplication Load BalancerAmazon API GatewayAWS AppSyncAmazon CognitoAWS Firewall ManagerAmazon CloudWatch | Cloud Load BalancingCompute EngineGKECloud RunSecurity Command CenterCloud Logging |
| Industries | Cross-industryE-commerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnologyPublic Sector | Financial ServicesRetailHealthcareMediaCross-industryPublic Sector |
| Regions | Global (all AWS Regions and CloudFront edge locations) | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | AWS | Google Cloud |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, USA | Mountain View, California, USA |
| Company size | 100,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Founded | 2006 | 2008 |
Overview
What it is
AWS WAF
AWS WAF is a cloud web application firewall service from AWS. Learn how it supports web application layer 7 defense, what features stand out and which WAF tools compete.Google Cloud Armor
Google Cloud Armor covers layer 7 filtering, DDoS mitigation and OWASP Top 10 rules for web application defense and bot mitigation. Compare top Network Security tools.Product type
AWS WAF
Cloud Web Application Firewall ServiceGoogle Cloud Armor
Web Application Firewall & DDoS MitigationBest for
AWS WAF
Cross-industry, E-commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Public SectorGoogle Cloud Armor
Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, Media, Cross-industry, Public SectorPricing
Pricing model
AWS WAF
Contact VendorGoogle Cloud Armor
Contact VendorFree trial
AWS WAF
Free trial: noGoogle Cloud Armor
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
AWS WAF
Cloud
Google Cloud Armor
CloudHybrid
Deployment details
AWS WAF
Cloud; AWS Cloud-native managed edge and regional serviceGoogle Cloud Armor
Cloud; Hybrid; Multi-cloud; Google Cloud; Hybrid deployments; Multi-cloud originsData residency
AWS WAF
Regional or global CloudFront edge deployment depending on resource typeGoogle Cloud Armor
Multi-region; regional endpoints availableKey features
What it offers
AWS WAF
- OWASP Top 10 protection
- AWS Managed Rules
- Bot Control and account fraud prevention
- Custom rate limiting and IP rules
- Real-time web traffic inspection
- CAPTCHA and silent challenge actions
- CloudWatch metrics and full logging
- Web application layer 7 defense
Google Cloud Armor
- Layer 7 filtering
- DDoS mitigation
- OWASP Top 10 rules
- Adaptive protection
- Rate limiting
- IP allow/denylist
- Bot management
- reCAPTCHA integration
Platform & access
API access
AWS WAF
API access: yesGoogle Cloud Armor
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
AWS WAF
SSO: yesGoogle Cloud Armor
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
AWS WAF
RBAC: yesGoogle Cloud Armor
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
AWS WAF
Multi-tenant: yesGoogle Cloud Armor
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
AWS WAF
Mobile app: yesGoogle Cloud Armor
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
AWS WAF
Amazon CloudFrontApplication Load BalancersAmazon API GatewayAWS AppSyncAWS Verified Access
Google Cloud Armor
Google CloudHybrid web workloadsKubernetes
Compliance
AWS WAF
SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA eligible, FedRAMP High
Google Cloud Armor
SOC 1/2/3ISO/IEC 27001PCI-DSSFedRAMPHIPAA
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
AWS WAF
Amazon CloudFrontApplication Load BalancerAmazon API GatewayAWS AppSyncAmazon CognitoAWS Firewall ManagerAmazon CloudWatch
Google Cloud Armor
Cloud Load BalancingCompute EngineGKECloud RunSecurity Command CenterCloud Logging
Industries
AWS WAF
Cross-industryE-commerceFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnologyPublic Sector
Google Cloud Armor
Financial ServicesRetailHealthcareMediaCross-industryPublic Sector
Regions
AWS WAF
Global (all AWS Regions and CloudFront edge locations)
Google Cloud Armor
Global
Vendor
Company
AWS WAF
AWSGoogle Cloud Armor
Google CloudHeadquarters
AWS WAF
Seattle, Washington, USAGoogle Cloud Armor
Mountain View, California, USACompany size
AWS WAF
100,000+Google Cloud Armor
100,000+Founded
AWS WAF
2006Google Cloud Armor
2008