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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 | Cloudflare API Shield by Cloudflare View product | Imperva API Security by Imperva View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | See what Cloudflare API Shield offers: mutual TLS enforcement. It is built for shadow API discovery, supports cloud deployment and competes with other API Security tools. | What does Imperva API Security do? It covers schema validation and shadow API detection. See typical use cases, cloud or hybrid deployment and how it compares to rivals. |
| Product type | API Protection & Schema Validation Solution | API Security & Governance Platform |
| Best for | Fintech, E-commerce, Healthcare, SaaS, Banking, Financial Services, SaaS Providers, Telecommunications | Financial Services, Healthcare, E-commerce, Telecommunications, High Tech, Retail |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloudHybrid |
| Deployment details | Cloud Edge Platform; Cloud Edge Anycast Service | Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Gateway Connectors; Cloud SaaS; Gateway Plugins; Hybrid Agent Connectors |
| Data residency | Global Anycast network (330+ locations) | Global multi-cloud edge; Regional data privacy 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 | REST APIsGraphQL APIsgRPC endpointsMobile Backends | REST APIsGraphQLCloud API GatewaysMicroservices |
| Compliance | PCI-DSS 4.0SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAGDPR | PCI-DSS 4.0SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cloudflare WAFDatadogSplunkOpenAPI / SwaggerPostman | MuleSoftKongApigeeAWS API GatewaySplunkMicrosoft Sentinel |
| Industries | FintechE-commerceHealthcareSaaSBankingFinancial Services+2 more | Financial ServicesHealthcareE-commerceTelecommunicationsHigh TechRetail |
| Regions | Global (330+ cities) | Global edge and multi-cloud environments |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cloudflare | Imperva |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | San Mateo, California, USA |
| Company size | 5,000+ | 2,000+ |
| Founded | 2010 | 2002 |
Overview
What it is
Cloudflare API Shield
See what Cloudflare API Shield offers: mutual TLS enforcement. It is built for shadow API discovery, supports cloud deployment and competes with other API Security tools.Imperva API Security
What does Imperva API Security do? It covers schema validation and shadow API detection. See typical use cases, cloud or hybrid deployment and how it compares to rivals.Product type
Cloudflare API Shield
API Protection & Schema Validation SolutionImperva API Security
API Security & Governance PlatformBest for
Cloudflare API Shield
Fintech, E-commerce, Healthcare, SaaS, Banking, Financial Services, SaaS Providers, TelecommunicationsImperva API Security
Financial Services, Healthcare, E-commerce, Telecommunications, High Tech, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Cloudflare API Shield
Contact VendorImperva API Security
Contact VendorFree trial
Cloudflare API Shield
Free trial: yesImperva API Security
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cloudflare API Shield
Imperva API Security
Deployment details
Cloudflare API Shield
Cloud Edge Platform; Cloud Edge Anycast ServiceImperva API Security
Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Gateway Connectors; Cloud SaaS; Gateway Plugins; Hybrid Agent ConnectorsData residency
Cloudflare API Shield
Global Anycast network (330+ locations)Imperva API Security
Global multi-cloud edge; Regional data privacy optionsKey features
What it offers
Cloudflare API Shield
- Automated API discovery
- OpenAPI schema validation
- Mutual TLS (mTLS) enforcement
- Behavioral rate limiting
- ML API abuse detection
- Shadow API identification
- Shadow API discovery
- Mobile backend protection
Imperva API Security
- Automated API discovery
- Shadow API detection
- OWASP API Top 10 protection
- Sensitive data tracking
- Schema validation
- BOLA and BOPLA defense
- Shadow API discovery
- BOLA exploit prevention
Platform & access
API access
Cloudflare API Shield
API access: yesImperva API Security
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cloudflare API Shield
SSO: yesImperva API Security
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cloudflare API Shield
RBAC: yesImperva API Security
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cloudflare API Shield
Multi-tenant: yesImperva API Security
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cloudflare API Shield
Mobile app: noImperva API Security
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cloudflare API Shield
Imperva API Security
Compliance
Cloudflare API Shield
Imperva API Security
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cloudflare API Shield
Imperva API Security
Industries
Cloudflare API Shield
Imperva API Security
Regions
Cloudflare API Shield
Imperva API Security
Vendor
Company
Cloudflare API Shield
CloudflareImperva API Security
ImpervaHeadquarters
Cloudflare API Shield
San Francisco, California, USAImperva API Security
San Mateo, California, USACompany size
Cloudflare API Shield
5,000+Imperva API Security
2,000+Founded
Cloudflare API Shield
2010Imperva API Security
2002