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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 | Fastly Next-Gen WAF by Fastly 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. | Fastly Next-Gen WAF from Fastly focuses on Next-Gen WAF. Key capabilities: automated production blocking. Compare it with the leading WAF alternatives. |
| Product type | High-Performance Ingress & Microservice WAF | SmartParse Runtime Application & API Web Security Platform |
| Best for | Cloud-native, Enterprise, DevOps, Enterprise Microservices | Financial Services, Retail, SaaS, High-Tech |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Software; Container; Kubernetes; Container module; Kubernetes Ingress; Linux host | Edge Cloud; Envoy/NGINX Sidecar; Kubernetes Ingress; Cloud Edge; Container Sidecar; Web Server Plugin |
| Data residency | Global | Global / Edge Network |
| 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 | Multi-CloudKubernetesEnvoyWeb ServersEdge |
| Compliance | PCI-DSSSOC 2 | SOC 2 Type IIPCI-DSS Level 1HIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | NGINX PlusKubernetes IngressGitLabJenkins | Fastly EdgeEnvoyNGINXKubernetesAWSAzureGCP |
| Industries | Cloud-nativeEnterpriseDevOpsEnterprise Microservices | Financial ServicesRetailSaaSHigh-Tech |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | F5 | Fastly |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 6,000+ | 1,000+ |
| Founded | 1996 | 2011 |
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.Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Fastly Next-Gen WAF from Fastly focuses on Next-Gen WAF. Key capabilities: automated production blocking. Compare it with the leading WAF alternatives.Product type
F5 NGINX App Protect
High-Performance Ingress & Microservice WAFFastly Next-Gen WAF
SmartParse Runtime Application & API Web Security PlatformBest for
F5 NGINX App Protect
Cloud-native, Enterprise, DevOps, Enterprise MicroservicesFastly Next-Gen WAF
Financial Services, Retail, SaaS, High-TechPricing
Pricing model
F5 NGINX App Protect
Contact VendorFastly Next-Gen WAF
Contact VendorFree trial
F5 NGINX App Protect
Free trial: yesFastly Next-Gen WAF
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
F5 NGINX App Protect
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Deployment details
F5 NGINX App Protect
Software; Container; Kubernetes; Container module; Kubernetes Ingress; Linux hostFastly Next-Gen WAF
Edge Cloud; Envoy/NGINX Sidecar; Kubernetes Ingress; Cloud Edge; Container Sidecar; Web Server PluginData residency
F5 NGINX App Protect
GlobalFastly Next-Gen WAF
Global / Edge NetworkKey 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
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
- SmartParse threshold detection
- Automated production blocking
- Virtually zero false positives
- Flexible edge/agent/sidecar deployment
- Next-Gen WAF
- Automated OWASP Top 10 blocking
- API security micro-firewalling
Platform & access
API access
F5 NGINX App Protect
API access: yesFastly Next-Gen WAF
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
F5 NGINX App Protect
SSO: yesFastly Next-Gen WAF
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
F5 NGINX App Protect
RBAC: yesFastly Next-Gen WAF
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
F5 NGINX App Protect
Multi-tenant: yesFastly Next-Gen WAF
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
F5 NGINX App Protect
Mobile app: noFastly Next-Gen WAF
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
F5 NGINX App Protect
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Compliance
F5 NGINX App Protect
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
F5 NGINX App Protect
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Industries
F5 NGINX App Protect
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Regions
F5 NGINX App Protect
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Vendor
Company
F5 NGINX App Protect
F5Fastly Next-Gen WAF
FastlyHeadquarters
F5 NGINX App Protect
Seattle, Washington, USAFastly Next-Gen WAF
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
F5 NGINX App Protect
6,000+Fastly Next-Gen WAF
1,000+Founded
F5 NGINX App Protect
1996Fastly Next-Gen WAF
2011