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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 | Imperva Cloud WAF by Imperva 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. | 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 | Cloud-Native Web Application Firewall (WAF) | Web Application Firewall & Exploit Shield |
| Best for | E-commerce, Banking, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Cross-industry, Financial Services | Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Enterprise IT, Banking, Retail, Education |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud Edge Anycast Network; Cloud Edge Anycast Platform | On-premises Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud SaaS; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance (VMware/Hyper-V); Cloud SaaS |
| Data residency | Global Anycast edge (330+ cities worldwide) | 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 | Web ApplicationsREST APIsE-commerce PlatformsContent Management Systems | Web ApplicationsEnterprise IntranetsCloud Web Servers |
| Compliance | PCI-DSS 4.0SOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001HIPAAGDPR | PCI-DSSSOC 2ISO 27001Common CriteriaHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cloudflare Bot ManagementAPI ShieldSplunkDatadogTerraformAWSAzure | SplunkMicro Focus ArcSightIBM QRadarMicrosoft Sentinel |
| Industries | E-commerceBankingHealthcareGovernmentTechnologyCross-industry+1 more | Financial ServicesGovernmentHealthcareEnterprise ITBankingRetail+1 more |
| Regions | Global (330+ cities) | Global enterprise deployments |
| 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 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.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
Cloudflare WAF
Cloud-Native Web Application Firewall (WAF)Imperva Cloud WAF
Web Application Firewall & Exploit ShieldBest for
Cloudflare WAF
E-commerce, Banking, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Cross-industry, Financial ServicesImperva Cloud WAF
Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Enterprise IT, Banking, Retail, EducationPricing
Pricing model
Cloudflare WAF
Contact VendorImperva Cloud WAF
Contact VendorFree trial
Cloudflare WAF
Free trial: yesImperva Cloud WAF
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cloudflare WAF
Imperva Cloud WAF
Deployment details
Cloudflare WAF
Cloud Edge Anycast Network; Cloud Edge Anycast PlatformImperva Cloud WAF
On-premises Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud SaaS; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance (VMware/Hyper-V); Cloud SaaSData residency
Cloudflare WAF
Global Anycast edge (330+ cities worldwide)Imperva Cloud WAF
Customer data sovereignty; On-premises and cloud optionsKey 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
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
Cloudflare WAF
API access: yesImperva Cloud WAF
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cloudflare WAF
SSO: yesImperva Cloud WAF
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cloudflare WAF
RBAC: yesImperva Cloud WAF
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cloudflare WAF
Multi-tenant: yesImperva Cloud WAF
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cloudflare WAF
Mobile app: noImperva Cloud WAF
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cloudflare WAF
Imperva Cloud WAF
Compliance
Cloudflare WAF
Imperva Cloud WAF
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cloudflare WAF
Imperva Cloud WAF
Industries
Cloudflare WAF
Imperva Cloud WAF
Regions
Cloudflare WAF
Imperva Cloud WAF
Vendor
Company
Cloudflare WAF
CloudflareImperva Cloud WAF
ImpervaHeadquarters
Cloudflare WAF
San Francisco, California, USAImperva Cloud WAF
San Mateo, California, USACompany size
Cloudflare WAF
5,000+Imperva Cloud WAF
2,000+Founded
Cloudflare WAF
2010Imperva Cloud WAF
2002