Top Web Application Firewall Vendorsin 2026

Cloudflare, Akamai, F5, Imperva and Fastly Next-Gen WAF lead our web application firewall ranking on attack blocking, false positives and ease of tuning.

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October 9, 2026

Cloudflare, Akamai, F5, Imperva and Fastly Next-Gen WAF lead our web application firewall ranking on attack blocking, false positives and ease of tuning.

Not sure which to pick? See the top 3 side by side: Google Cloud Armor, AWS WAF, FortiWeb.

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#1 Top Rank

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Google Cloud Armor

byGoogle CloudVerified

Mountain View, California, USA100,000+

Google Cloud Armor covers layer 7 filtering, DDoS mitigation and OWASP Top 10 rules for web application defense and bot mitigation. Compare top Network Security tools.

DDoS protectionWeb application defenseBot mitigationAPI securityRate limiting

Deployment

Cloud, Hybrid

Integrations

Cloud Load Balancing, Compute Engine, GKE +3

Target Users

Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, Media, Cross-industry, Public Sector

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: SOC 1/2/3; ISO/IEC 27001; PCI-DSS; FedRAMP; HIPAA

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AWS WAF

byAWSVerified

Seattle, Washington, USA100,000+

AWS WAF is a cloud web application firewall service from AWS. Learn how it supports web application layer 7 defense, what features stand out and which WAF tools compete.

Web application layer 7 defenseMalicious bot mitigationSQL injection and XSS preventionAccount takeover preventionDDoS HTTP flood rate limiting

Deployment

Cloud

Integrations

Amazon CloudFront, Application Load Balancer, Amazon API Gateway +4

Target Users

Cross-industry, E-commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Public Sector

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA eligible, FedRAMP High

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FortiWeb

byFortinetVerified

Sunnyvale, California, USA10,000+

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.

Web application protectionAPI securityOWASP threat mitigationBot protectionVirtual patching

Deployment

Cloud

Integrations

FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer +5

Target Users

Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: Supports security controls used in common regulated environments; exact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment

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Prisma Cloud WAAS

byPalo Alto NetworksVerified

Santa Clara, California, USA15,000+

See what Prisma Cloud WAAS offers: rate limiting. It is built for API threat mitigation, supports cloud or hybrid deployment and competes with other Cloud Security tools.

Web application protectionAPI threat mitigationAutomated bot defenseLayer 7 DDoS mitigationAPI endpoint discovery

Deployment

Cloud, Hybrid

Integrations

Prisma Cloud Defenders, Kubernetes, Docker +5

Target Users

Cross-industry, E-commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, SaaS Providers

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: OWASP Top 10, PCI DSS, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001

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Akamai API Security

byAkamaiVerified

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA10,001+

Akamai API Security covers automated API discovery, shadow API detection and OWASP API Top 10 protection for shadow API discovery. Compare top API Security tools.

Shadow API discoverySensitive data leak preventionAPI abuse mitigationCompliance enforcement

Deployment

SaaS, Cloud

Integrations

Akamai Connected Cloud, Apigee, Kong +3

Target Users

E-commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, Travel, Media, Telecommunications

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: PCI-DSS 4.0; SOC 2 Type II; ISO 27001; GDPR; HIPAA

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Cloudflare WAF

byCloudflareVerified

San Francisco, California, USA5,000+

See what Cloudflare WAF offers: edge rate limiting. It is built for OWASP Top 10 vulnerability mitigation, supports cloud deployment and competes with other WAF tools.

OWASP Top 10 vulnerability mitigationZero-day exploit shieldingApplication rate limitingAPI endpoint protection

Deployment

Cloud

Integrations

Cloudflare Bot Management, API Shield, Splunk +4

Target Users

E-commerce, Banking, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Cross-industry, Financial Services

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: PCI-DSS 4.0; SOC 2 Type II; ISO/IEC 27001; HIPAA; GDPR

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Imperva API Security

byImpervaVerified

San Mateo, California, USA2,000+

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.

Shadow API discoveryBOLA exploit preventionAPI data leak preventionContinuous API governance

Deployment

SaaS, Cloud, Hybrid

Integrations

MuleSoft, Kong, Apigee +3

Target Users

Financial Services, Healthcare, E-commerce, Telecommunications, High Tech, Retail

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: PCI-DSS 4.0; SOC 2 Type II; ISO 27001; GDPR; HIPAA

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Traceable WAF

byTraceableVerified

San Francisco, California, USA201-500

Traceable WAF helps teams with Web Security. Explore features like next-gen WAF and OWASP Top 10 blocking, cloud deployment and the closest WAF competitors.

WAFWeb SecurityThreat PreventionVirtual PatchingApplication Defense

Deployment

SaaS, Cloud

Integrations

Kubernetes, Envoy, NGINX +3

Target Users

Digital Enterprise, FinTech, SaaS Providers, E-commerce

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: SOC 2 Type II; ISO 27001; PCI-DSS; GDPR; HIPAA

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Wallarm API Security

byWallarmVerified

San Francisco, California, USA201-500

Wallarm API Security: complete API lifecycle protection, API discovery and real-time threat defense. Built for API Threat Protection. Compare API Security alternatives.

API SecurityAPI Threat ProtectionWAFAPI Security TestingWAAP

Deployment

SaaS, Cloud, Hybrid

Integrations

Kong, Apigee, Kubernetes +2

Target Users

Enterprise, Technology, Health, Healthcare

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: SOC 2 Type II; ISO 27001; PCI-DSS; GDPR; HIPAA

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Alibaba Cloud WAF

byAlibaba CloudVerified

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China10,001+

Alibaba Cloud WAF from Alibaba Cloud focuses on website protection. Key capabilities: API security and bot management. Compare it with the leading WAF alternatives.

Website protectionAPI protectionBot mitigationWeb compliance

Deployment

SaaS, Cloud

Integrations

Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer, ECS, Alibaba Cloud CDN +2

Target Users

E-commerce, Financial Services, Government, Media, Internet Services

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: Supports PCI DSS and China MLPS 2.0; Alibaba Cloud ISO 27001 and SOC 2 portfolio

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#11

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Barracuda Web Application Firewall

byBarracuda NetworksVerified

Campbell, California, USA1,001-5,000

What does Barracuda Web Application Firewall do? It covers enterprise WAF. See typical use cases, appliance or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.

Firewall / NGFWWAFWeb SecurityBot MitigationAPI Protection

Deployment

Cloud, On-Premise

Integrations

Barracuda Cloud Control, AWS, Azure

Target Users

E-commerce, Banking, Healthcare, SaaS

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: PCI-DSS; Common Criteria; FIPS 140-2; SOC 2; ISO 27001

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#12

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Reblaze Bot Management

byReblazeVerified

Tel Aviv, Israel51-200

Reblaze Bot Management, from Reblaze, provides next-gen WAF filtering. Common uses: automated bot management. Check deployment options and top Bot Management competitors.

Automated bot managementCredential stuffing mitigationWeb and API scraping defenseCloud application DDoS defense

Deployment

SaaS, Cloud

Integrations

AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud +4

Target Users

E-Commerce, Financial Services, Travel, Media, Technology, Gaming

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: SOC 2 Type II; ISO 27001; PCI-DSS Level 1; GDPR; HIPAA

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#13

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OCI Web Application Firewall

byOracleVerified

Austin, Texas, USA160,000+

OCI Web Application Firewall from Oracle focuses on web exploit prevention. Key capabilities: OCI Logging sync. Compare it with the leading WAF alternatives.

Web exploit preventionCredential stuffing bot mitigationLayer 7 DDoS defensePCI-DSS web compliance

Deployment

Cloud

Integrations

OCI Flexible Load Balancer, OCI API Gateway, OCI Logging +1

Target Users

E-commerce, Banking, Government, Healthcare, Media, Banking & Finance, Retail & E-commerce

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: PCI-DSS 4.0; SOC 2 Type II; ISO 27001; FedRAMP High; HIPAA

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Radware Alteon

byRadwareVerified

Mahwah, New Jersey, USA1,001-5,000

Radware Alteon delivers application delivery controller and layer 7 load balancing for ADC. Explore its WAF capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.

Application Performance MonitoringWAFNetwork SecurityADC

Deployment

Cloud, On-Premise

Integrations

Radware Vision, Cisco, VMware +1

Target Users

Banking, Telecom, Enterprise, Telecommunications

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: Common Criteria; FIPS 140-2; ISO 27001; SOC 2

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Azure Application Gateway

byMicrosoftVerified

Redmond, Washington, USA200,000+

Shortlisting Application Security tools? Azure Application Gateway by Microsoft brings URL routing and autoscaling, with cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives.

Web traffic load balancingTLS offloadURL routingApplication delivery

Deployment

Cloud

Integrations

Azure Virtual Network, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics +1

Target Users

Cross-industry

Enterprise Ready:RBACREST APICompliance: Azure compliance portfolio; region dependent

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#16

RASP

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Fastly Next-Gen WAF

byFastlyVerified

San Francisco, California, USA1,000+

Fastly Next-Gen WAF from Fastly focuses on Next-Gen WAF. Key capabilities: automated production blocking. Compare it with the leading WAF alternatives.

Next-Gen WAFAutomated OWASP Top 10 blockingAPI security micro-firewalling

Deployment

Cloud

Integrations

Fastly Edge, Envoy, NGINX +4

Target Users

Financial Services, Retail, SaaS, High-Tech

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: SOC 2 Type II; PCI-DSS Level 1; HIPAA

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WAAP

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F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP

byF5Verified

Seattle, Washington, USA6,000+

Shortlisting WAAP tools? F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP by F5 brings multi-cloud WAAP, WAF and bot defense, with cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives.

WAAPWAFAPI Security

Deployment

SaaS, Cloud

Integrations

AWS, Azure, GCP +2

Target Users

Cross-industry, Global Enterprise, SaaS Providers, Fintech

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: SOC 2; ISO 27001; PCI-DSS

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#18

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IBM Cloud Internet Services

byIBMVerified

Armonk, New York, USA250,000+

IBM Cloud Internet Services by IBM: DDoS protection and WAF. Ideal for DDoS mitigation. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top DDoS Protection alternatives.

DDoS mitigationWAFGlobal load balancing

Deployment

SaaS, Cloud

Integrations

IBM Cloud, DNS, APIs

Target Users

Enterprise, Retail, Technology, Financial Services

Enterprise Ready:SSO ReadyRBACREST APICompliance: IBM Cloud compliance programs vary by service and region

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Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers about Top Web Application Firewall Vendors.

Which are the top WAF vendors on Cyber Rank?

Top Web Application Firewall Vendors currently lists 18 products, in editorial order: #1 Google Cloud Armor, #2 AWS WAF, #3 FortiWeb (Fortinet), #4 Prisma Cloud WAAS (Palo Alto Networks), #5 Akamai API Security, #6 Cloudflare WAF, #7 Imperva API Security, #8 Traceable WAF, #9 Wallarm API Security, #10 Alibaba Cloud WAF, #11 Barracuda Web Application Firewall (Barracuda Networks), #12 Reblaze Bot Management, #13 OCI Web Application Firewall (Oracle), #14 Radware Alteon, #15 Azure Application Gateway (Microsoft), #16 Fastly Next-Gen WAF, #17 F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP, #18 IBM Cloud Internet Services.

Which product is ranked #1 in Top Web Application Firewall Vendors?

Google Cloud Armor by Google Cloud is ranked first by the Cyber Rank editorial team.

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How is Top Web Application Firewall Vendors put together?

The Cyber Rank editorial team selects the products on this list and decides their order after reviewing each product's features, deployment options, integrations, industry fit and vendor background. It is not a market-share or customer-review ranking.

Which products appear here?

Products that our editors picked for WAF and that have a published Cyber Rank profile.

Can a product appear in other rankings?

Yes. Editors can list a product in any ranking where it is a strong fit, so it may appear in several.