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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 NGINX App Protect by F5 View product | Alibaba Cloud WAF View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | What does F5 NGINX App Protect do? It covers high-throughput WAF and NGINX native module. See typical use cases, container deployment and how it compares to rivals. | 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 | High-Performance Ingress & Microservice WAF | Web Application Firewall (WAF) |
| Best for | Cloud-native, Enterprise, DevOps, Enterprise Microservices | 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 | Software; Container; Kubernetes; Container module; Kubernetes Ingress; Linux host | Cloud (SaaS); Cloud service (cloud-native or CNAME mode) |
| Data residency | Global | 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 | NGINX PlusKubernetes IngressMicroservices | Alibaba CloudNon-Alibaba Cloud hosted web apps |
| Compliance | PCI-DSSSOC 2 | Supports PCI DSS and China MLPS 2.0Alibaba Cloud ISO 27001 and SOC 2 portfolio |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | NGINX PlusKubernetes IngressGitLabJenkins | Alibaba Cloud Server Load BalancerECSAlibaba Cloud CDNAnti-DDoSSimple Log Service |
| Industries | Cloud-nativeEnterpriseDevOpsEnterprise Microservices | 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 NGINX App Protect
What does F5 NGINX App Protect do? It covers high-throughput WAF and NGINX native module. See typical use cases, container deployment and how it compares to rivals.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 NGINX App Protect
High-Performance Ingress & Microservice WAFAlibaba Cloud WAF
Web Application Firewall (WAF)Best for
F5 NGINX App Protect
Cloud-native, Enterprise, DevOps, Enterprise MicroservicesAlibaba Cloud WAF
E-commerce, Financial Services, Government, Media, Internet ServicesPricing
Pricing model
F5 NGINX App Protect
Contact VendorAlibaba Cloud WAF
Contact VendorFree trial
F5 NGINX App Protect
Free trial: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
F5 NGINX App Protect
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Deployment details
F5 NGINX App Protect
Software; Container; Kubernetes; Container module; Kubernetes Ingress; Linux hostAlibaba Cloud WAF
Cloud (SaaS); Cloud service (cloud-native or CNAME mode)Data residency
F5 NGINX App Protect
GlobalAlibaba Cloud WAF
Alibaba Cloud regionsKey features
What it offers
F5 NGINX App Protect
- High-throughput WAF
- NGINX native module
- Declarative API security
- CI/CD pipeline integration
- Low latency
- WAF
- API Security
- Container Security
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 NGINX App Protect
API access: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
F5 NGINX App Protect
SSO: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
F5 NGINX App Protect
RBAC: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
F5 NGINX App Protect
Multi-tenant: yesAlibaba Cloud WAF
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
F5 NGINX App Protect
Mobile app: noAlibaba Cloud WAF
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
F5 NGINX App Protect
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Compliance
F5 NGINX App Protect
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
F5 NGINX App Protect
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Industries
F5 NGINX App Protect
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Regions
F5 NGINX App Protect
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Vendor
Company
F5 NGINX App Protect
F5Alibaba Cloud WAF
Alibaba CloudHeadquarters
F5 NGINX App Protect
Seattle, Washington, USAAlibaba Cloud WAF
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaCompany size
F5 NGINX App Protect
6,000+Alibaba Cloud WAF
10,001+Founded
F5 NGINX App Protect
1996Alibaba Cloud WAF
2009