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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 WAF by Cloudflare View product | Alibaba Cloud WAF View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | See what Cloudflare WAF offers: edge rate limiting. It is built for OWASP Top 10 vulnerability mitigation, supports cloud deployment and competes with other WAF tools. | Alibaba Cloud WAF from Alibaba Cloud focuses on website protection. Key capabilities: API security and bot management. Compare it with the leading WAF alternatives. |
| Product type | Cloud-Native Web Application Firewall (WAF) | Web Application Firewall (WAF) |
| Best for | E-commerce, Banking, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Cross-industry, Financial Services | E-commerce, Financial Services, Government, Media, Internet Services |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud Edge Anycast Network; Cloud Edge Anycast Platform | Cloud (SaaS); Cloud service (cloud-native or CNAME mode) |
| Data residency | Global Anycast edge (330+ cities worldwide) | Alibaba Cloud regions |
| 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 | Web ApplicationsREST APIsE-commerce PlatformsContent Management Systems | Alibaba CloudNon-Alibaba Cloud hosted web apps |
| Compliance | PCI-DSS 4.0SOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001HIPAAGDPR | Supports PCI DSS and China MLPS 2.0Alibaba Cloud ISO 27001 and SOC 2 portfolio |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cloudflare Bot ManagementAPI ShieldSplunkDatadogTerraformAWSAzure | Alibaba Cloud Server Load BalancerECSAlibaba Cloud CDNAnti-DDoSSimple Log Service |
| Industries | E-commerceBankingHealthcareGovernmentTechnologyCross-industry+1 more | E-commerceFinancial ServicesGovernmentMediaInternet Services |
| Regions | Global (330+ cities) | GlobalAsia PacificChinese Mainland |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cloudflare | Alibaba Cloud |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Company size | 5,000+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 2010 | 2009 |
Overview
What it is
Cloudflare WAF
See what Cloudflare WAF offers: edge rate limiting. It is built for OWASP Top 10 vulnerability mitigation, supports cloud deployment and competes with other WAF tools.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.Product type
Cloudflare WAF
Cloud-Native Web Application Firewall (WAF)Alibaba Cloud WAF
Web Application Firewall (WAF)Best for
Cloudflare WAF
E-commerce, Banking, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Cross-industry, Financial ServicesAlibaba Cloud WAF
E-commerce, Financial Services, Government, Media, Internet ServicesPricing
Pricing model
Cloudflare WAF
Contact VendorAlibaba Cloud WAF
Contact VendorFree trial
Cloudflare WAF
Free trial: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Cloudflare WAF
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Deployment details
Cloudflare WAF
Cloud Edge Anycast Network; Cloud Edge Anycast PlatformAlibaba Cloud WAF
Cloud (SaaS); Cloud service (cloud-native or CNAME mode)Data residency
Cloudflare WAF
Global Anycast edge (330+ cities worldwide)Alibaba Cloud WAF
Alibaba Cloud regionsKey features
What it offers
Cloudflare WAF
- Cloud-native edge WAF
- OWASP Top 10 mitigation
- Cloudflare Managed Rulesets
- Custom Wirefilter rules
- ML zero-day detection
- Edge rate limiting
- Real-time logs
- OWASP Top 10 vulnerability mitigation
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
Platform & access
API access
Cloudflare WAF
API access: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cloudflare WAF
SSO: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cloudflare WAF
RBAC: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cloudflare WAF
Multi-tenant: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cloudflare WAF
Mobile app: noAlibaba Cloud WAF
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cloudflare WAF
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Compliance
Cloudflare WAF
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cloudflare WAF
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Industries
Cloudflare WAF
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Regions
Cloudflare WAF
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Vendor
Company
Cloudflare WAF
CloudflareAlibaba Cloud WAF
Alibaba CloudHeadquarters
Cloudflare WAF
San Francisco, California, USAAlibaba Cloud WAF
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaCompany size
Cloudflare WAF
5,000+Alibaba Cloud WAF
10,001+Founded
Cloudflare WAF
2010Alibaba Cloud WAF
2009