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| Product | FortiWeb by Fortinet View product | Imperva Cloud WAF by Imperva View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Get the facts on FortiWeb: WAF, API protection and bot management. Built for API security. Compare it with other Application Security options before you decide. | 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 | Web application firewall and API security platform | Web Application Firewall & Exploit Shield |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Enterprise IT, Banking, Retail, Education |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud deployment options; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud deployment options | On-premises Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud SaaS; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance (VMware/Hyper-V); Cloud SaaS |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | 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 | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+2 more | Web ApplicationsEnterprise IntranetsCloud Web Servers |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | PCI-DSSSOC 2ISO 27001Common CriteriaHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiSandboxFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiWeb CloudFortiGuard | SplunkMicro Focus ArcSightIBM QRadarMicrosoft Sentinel |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Financial ServicesGovernmentHealthcareEnterprise ITBankingRetail+1 more |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global enterprise deployments |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Imperva |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | San Mateo, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 2,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 2002 |
Overview
What it is
FortiWeb
Get the facts on FortiWeb: WAF, API protection and bot management. Built for API security. Compare it with other Application Security options before you decide.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
FortiWeb
Web application firewall and API security platformImperva Cloud WAF
Web Application Firewall & Exploit ShieldBest for
FortiWeb
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersImperva Cloud WAF
Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Enterprise IT, Banking, Retail, EducationPricing
Pricing model
FortiWeb
Contact VendorImperva Cloud WAF
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiWeb
Free trial: noImperva Cloud WAF
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
FortiWeb
Cloud
Imperva Cloud WAF
SaaSCloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
FortiWeb
Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud deployment options; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud deployment optionsImperva Cloud WAF
On-premises Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud SaaS; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance (VMware/Hyper-V); Cloud SaaSData residency
FortiWeb
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionImperva Cloud WAF
Customer data sovereignty; On-premises and cloud optionsKey features
What it offers
FortiWeb
- WAF
- API protection
- Bot management
- Threat detection
- SSL inspection
- Application-layer controls
- Machine-learning-assisted detection
- 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
FortiWeb
API access: yesImperva Cloud WAF
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiWeb
SSO: yesImperva Cloud WAF
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiWeb
RBAC: yesImperva Cloud WAF
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiWeb
Multi-tenant: yesImperva Cloud WAF
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiWeb
Mobile app: noImperva Cloud WAF
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
FortiWeb
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+2 more
Imperva Cloud WAF
Web ApplicationsEnterprise IntranetsCloud Web Servers
Compliance
FortiWeb
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Imperva Cloud WAF
PCI-DSSSOC 2ISO 27001Common CriteriaHIPAA
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiWeb
FortiGateFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiSandboxFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiWeb CloudFortiGuard
Imperva Cloud WAF
SplunkMicro Focus ArcSightIBM QRadarMicrosoft Sentinel
Industries
FortiWeb
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Imperva Cloud WAF
Financial ServicesGovernmentHealthcareEnterprise ITBankingRetail+1 more
Regions
FortiWeb
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Imperva Cloud WAF
Global enterprise deployments
Vendor
Company
FortiWeb
FortinetImperva Cloud WAF
ImpervaHeadquarters
FortiWeb
Sunnyvale, California, USAImperva Cloud WAF
San Mateo, California, USACompany size
FortiWeb
10,000+Imperva Cloud WAF
2,000+Founded
FortiWeb
2000Imperva Cloud WAF
2002