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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 | F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF by F5 View product | Alibaba Cloud WAF View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF is an advanced web application firewall used for Web Security and Bot Defense. Highlights include API security. Compare it 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 | Advanced Web Application Firewall | Web Application Firewall (WAF) |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Banking, E-commerce, Enterprise, Public Sector | 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 | CloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud; Hardware appliance; BIG-IP VE; AWS; Azure | Cloud (SaaS); Cloud service (cloud-native or CNAME mode) |
| Data residency | Global; US; EU | 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 appsHTTP/HTTPS servicesAPI endpoints | Alibaba CloudNon-Alibaba Cloud hosted web apps |
| Compliance | PCI-DSSSOC 2Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2 | Supports PCI DSS and China MLPS 2.0Alibaba Cloud ISO 27001 and SOC 2 portfolio |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | F5 BIG-IPNGINXSplunkDatadogTerraform | Alibaba Cloud Server Load BalancerECSAlibaba Cloud CDNAnti-DDoSSimple Log Service |
| Industries | Cross-industryBankingE-commerceEnterprisePublic Sector | E-commerceFinancial ServicesGovernmentMediaInternet Services |
| Regions | Global | GlobalAsia PacificChinese Mainland |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | F5 | Alibaba Cloud |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, USA | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Company size | 6,000+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 1996 | 2009 |
Overview
What it is
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF is an advanced web application firewall used for Web Security and Bot Defense. Highlights include API security. Compare it 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
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
Advanced Web Application FirewallAlibaba Cloud WAF
Web Application Firewall (WAF)Best for
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
Cross-industry, Banking, E-commerce, Enterprise, Public SectorAlibaba Cloud WAF
E-commerce, Financial Services, Government, Media, Internet ServicesPricing
Pricing model
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
Contact VendorAlibaba Cloud WAF
Contact VendorFree trial
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
Free trial: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Deployment details
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud; Hardware appliance; BIG-IP VE; AWS; AzureAlibaba Cloud WAF
Cloud (SaaS); Cloud service (cloud-native or CNAME mode)Data residency
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
Global; US; EUAlibaba Cloud WAF
Alibaba Cloud regionsKey features
What it offers
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
- OWASP Top 10 mitigation
- Behavioral DoS defense
- Proactive bot defense
- API security
- Credential stuffing protection
- WAF
- Web Security
- Bot Defense
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
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
API access: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
SSO: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
RBAC: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
Multi-tenant: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
Mobile app: noAlibaba Cloud WAF
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Compliance
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Industries
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Regions
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Vendor
Company
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
F5Alibaba Cloud WAF
Alibaba CloudHeadquarters
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
Seattle, Washington, USAAlibaba Cloud WAF
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaCompany size
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
6,000+Alibaba Cloud WAF
10,001+Founded
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
1996Alibaba Cloud WAF
2009