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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 | Imperva API Security by Imperva View product | Cloudflare API Shield by Cloudflare View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | What does Imperva API Security do? It covers schema validation and shadow API detection. See typical use cases, cloud or hybrid deployment and how it compares to rivals. | See what Cloudflare API Shield offers: mutual TLS enforcement. It is built for shadow API discovery, supports cloud deployment and competes with other API Security tools. |
| Product type | API Security & Governance Platform | API Protection & Schema Validation Solution |
| Best for | Financial Services, Healthcare, E-commerce, Telecommunications, High Tech, Retail | Fintech, E-commerce, Healthcare, SaaS, Banking, Financial Services, SaaS Providers, Telecommunications |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybrid | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Gateway Connectors; Cloud SaaS; Gateway Plugins; Hybrid Agent Connectors | Cloud Edge Platform; Cloud Edge Anycast Service |
| Data residency | Global multi-cloud edge; Regional data privacy options | Global Anycast network (330+ locations) |
| 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 | REST APIsGraphQLCloud API GatewaysMicroservices | REST APIsGraphQL APIsgRPC endpointsMobile Backends |
| Compliance | PCI-DSS 4.0SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAA | PCI-DSS 4.0SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAGDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | MuleSoftKongApigeeAWS API GatewaySplunkMicrosoft Sentinel | Cloudflare WAFDatadogSplunkOpenAPI / SwaggerPostman |
| Industries | Financial ServicesHealthcareE-commerceTelecommunicationsHigh TechRetail | FintechE-commerceHealthcareSaaSBankingFinancial Services+2 more |
| Regions | Global edge and multi-cloud environments | Global (330+ cities) |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Imperva | Cloudflare |
| Headquarters | San Mateo, California, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 2,000+ | 5,000+ |
| Founded | 2002 | 2010 |
Overview
What it is
Imperva API Security
What does Imperva API Security do? It covers schema validation and shadow API detection. See typical use cases, cloud or hybrid deployment and how it compares to rivals.Cloudflare API Shield
See what Cloudflare API Shield offers: mutual TLS enforcement. It is built for shadow API discovery, supports cloud deployment and competes with other API Security tools.Product type
Imperva API Security
API Security & Governance PlatformCloudflare API Shield
API Protection & Schema Validation SolutionBest for
Imperva API Security
Financial Services, Healthcare, E-commerce, Telecommunications, High Tech, RetailCloudflare API Shield
Fintech, E-commerce, Healthcare, SaaS, Banking, Financial Services, SaaS Providers, TelecommunicationsPricing
Pricing model
Imperva API Security
Contact VendorCloudflare API Shield
Contact VendorFree trial
Imperva API Security
Free trial: yesCloudflare API Shield
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Imperva API Security
Cloudflare API Shield
Deployment details
Imperva API Security
Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Gateway Connectors; Cloud SaaS; Gateway Plugins; Hybrid Agent ConnectorsCloudflare API Shield
Cloud Edge Platform; Cloud Edge Anycast ServiceData residency
Imperva API Security
Global multi-cloud edge; Regional data privacy optionsCloudflare API Shield
Global Anycast network (330+ locations)Key features
What it offers
Imperva API Security
- Automated API discovery
- Shadow API detection
- OWASP API Top 10 protection
- Sensitive data tracking
- Schema validation
- BOLA and BOPLA defense
- Shadow API discovery
- BOLA exploit prevention
Cloudflare API Shield
- Automated API discovery
- OpenAPI schema validation
- Mutual TLS (mTLS) enforcement
- Behavioral rate limiting
- ML API abuse detection
- Shadow API identification
- Shadow API discovery
- Mobile backend protection
Platform & access
API access
Imperva API Security
API access: yesCloudflare API Shield
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Imperva API Security
SSO: yesCloudflare API Shield
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Imperva API Security
RBAC: yesCloudflare API Shield
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Imperva API Security
Multi-tenant: yesCloudflare API Shield
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Imperva API Security
Mobile app: noCloudflare API Shield
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Imperva API Security
Cloudflare API Shield
Compliance
Imperva API Security
Cloudflare API Shield
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Imperva API Security
Cloudflare API Shield
Industries
Imperva API Security
Cloudflare API Shield
Regions
Imperva API Security
Cloudflare API Shield
Vendor
Company
Imperva API Security
ImpervaCloudflare API Shield
CloudflareHeadquarters
Imperva API Security
San Mateo, California, USACloudflare API Shield
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
Imperva API Security
2,000+Cloudflare API Shield
5,000+Founded
Imperva API Security
2002Cloudflare API Shield
2010