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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 WAAP by Imperva View product | F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP by F5 View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Imperva WAAP: unified WAAP platform, automated OWASP protection and behavioral bot mitigation. Built for comprehensive web security. Compare API Security alternatives. | Shortlisting WAAP tools? F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP by F5 brings multi-cloud WAAP, WAF and bot defense, with cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives. |
| Product type | Web Application & API Protection (WAAP) Platform | Cloud WAAP & Edge Protection Suite |
| Best for | Banking, Retail, Healthcare, Media, Government, Banking & Finance, Retail & E-commerce, Public Sector | Cross-industry, Global Enterprise, SaaS Providers, Fintech |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS / Multi-Cloud Edge; Cloud SaaS; Distributed Anycast Edge | Cloud (SaaS); Globally distributed SaaS edge |
| Data residency | Global Anycast edge; Regional compliance options | Global; US; EU; APAC |
| 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 ApplicationsCloud WorkloadsREST/GraphQL APIsMobile Backends | Multi-cloud web appsMicroservicesAPIs |
| Compliance | PCI-DSS 4.0SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAA | SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | TerraformSplunkMicrosoft SentinelIBM QRadarDatadog | AWSAzureGCPKubernetesTerraform |
| Industries | BankingRetailHealthcareMediaGovernmentBanking & Finance+2 more | Cross-industryGlobal EnterpriseSaaS ProvidersFintech |
| Regions | Global Anycast network (60+ PoPs) | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Imperva | F5 |
| Headquarters | San Mateo, California, USA | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Company size | 2,000+ | 6,000+ |
| Founded | 2002 | 1996 |
Overview
What it is
Imperva WAAP
Imperva WAAP: unified WAAP platform, automated OWASP protection and behavioral bot mitigation. Built for comprehensive web security. Compare API Security alternatives.F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
Shortlisting WAAP tools? F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP by F5 brings multi-cloud WAAP, WAF and bot defense, with cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives.Product type
Imperva WAAP
Web Application & API Protection (WAAP) PlatformF5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
Cloud WAAP & Edge Protection SuiteBest for
Imperva WAAP
Banking, Retail, Healthcare, Media, Government, Banking & Finance, Retail & E-commerce, Public SectorF5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
Cross-industry, Global Enterprise, SaaS Providers, FintechPricing
Pricing model
Imperva WAAP
Contact VendorF5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
Contact VendorFree trial
Imperva WAAP
Free trial: yesF5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Imperva WAAP
F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
Deployment details
Imperva WAAP
Cloud SaaS / Multi-Cloud Edge; Cloud SaaS; Distributed Anycast EdgeF5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
Cloud (SaaS); Globally distributed SaaS edgeData residency
Imperva WAAP
Global Anycast edge; Regional compliance optionsF5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
Global; US; EU; APACKey features
What it offers
Imperva WAAP
- Unified WAAP platform
- Automated OWASP protection
- Behavioral bot mitigation
- API discovery and governance
- Layer 7 DDoS defense
- Unified edge console
- Comprehensive web security
- Automated bot defense
F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
- Multi-cloud WAAP
- WAF
- Bot defense
- API security
- L3-L7 DDoS defense
- Automated policy synchronization
- WAAP
Platform & access
API access
Imperva WAAP
API access: yesF5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Imperva WAAP
SSO: yesF5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Imperva WAAP
RBAC: yesF5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Imperva WAAP
Multi-tenant: yesF5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Imperva WAAP
Mobile app: noF5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Imperva WAAP
F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
Compliance
Imperva WAAP
F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Imperva WAAP
F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
Industries
Imperva WAAP
F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
Regions
Imperva WAAP
F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
Vendor
Company
Imperva WAAP
ImpervaF5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
F5Headquarters
Imperva WAAP
San Mateo, California, USAF5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
Seattle, Washington, USACompany size
Imperva WAAP
2,000+F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
6,000+Founded
Imperva WAAP
2002F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP
1996