Azure Web Application Firewall vs F5 Advanced WAF comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Web Application Firewall
Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
14th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Microsoft Security Suite (18th)
F5 Advanced WAF
Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the mindshare of Azure Web Application Firewall is 6.8%, up from 5.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of F5 Advanced WAF is 15.0%, up from 11.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Unique Categories:
Microsoft Security Suite
1.3%
No other categories found
 

Featured Reviews

SP
Nov 27, 2023
Fast time to deploy and integrates well into the Azure ecosystem, but is expensive
I use the solution as an internal dashboard app for internal customers. We use its different automation features.  We mainly implemented it since it was easy to use and deploy. I was new to Azure and we had to deploy something quickly. The automation gives us a quick turnaround.  The time to…
Phani Sundar Mandarapu - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 3, 2024
Efficiently protect web servers exposed to the external network and robust stability
Primarily, the Advanced WAF sits behind our network perimeter. It centralizes traffic flow to our network, filters requests, and identifies any potential threats It helps us detect threats or malicious requests coming into the network, protecting it from being hacked. It helps guard against…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature is that it allows us to publish our applications behind the firewall."
"It's a good option if you want a solution that's ready to go and easy for your team to learn. It's cloud-based, so you don't need to buy or maintain any hardware infrastructure."
"It has been a stable product in my experience."
"It's quite a stable product and works well with Microsoft products."
"The integration it has with GitHub is great."
"Azure WAF is extremely stable."
"The initial setup is easy and straightforward...Azure Web Application Firewall is a scalable product."
"The solution has good dashboards."
"The initial setup was was easy to install."
"This solution inspects your traffic and based on that, automatically create distinct qualities for you, so you can add this to the policy already created. That's what I like most."
"The support experience is better than average."
"There is no need to worry about updating signatures because WAF will automatically update the signatures for you."
"The web application firewall itself is most valuable. It provides positive security and negative security. In negative security, it blocks a task such as cross-site scripting, code injection, etc. In positive security, it lets you specify and enforce things, such as the parameters allowed in username and password fields and the number of characters allowed in a field."
"The most valuable features of F5 Advanced WAF are the security features and the protection."
"The product has valuable features for load balancing, monitoring tools, and HPXpress services."
"The valuable features vary from customers to customers. Some customers are okay with the basic features of the WAF, and some customers use advanced WAF with a few other features."
 

Cons

"I would say that Azure's customer service is not that good...I am not very happy with the support offered."
"Deployment should be simplified so that a non-techie can handle it."
"In Brazil, we have some problems with the phone service that affect our connection with the cloud. However, it isn't common."
"The documentation needs to be improved."
"There is a need to be able to configure the solution more."
"Azure WAF should not be deployed in the middle of the traffic."
"The management can be improved."
"The support for proxy forwarding could improve."
"I would say their graphical interface, the GUI. I don't like the GUI as much as before."
"F5 Advanced WAF could improve the reporting. It's a bit difficult to populate, them. If you're not so familiar with the functions, such as where to find the logs and other settings."
"We usually use a third-party tool for logging and reporting. It would be nice if we could do that right on this solution. They have one, but it's not very stable. Logging and reporting effectively would be a big enhancement."
"The pricing could be more flexible."
"F5 Advanced WAF could improve the precision of the scanning. There are many false positives. They should improve their threat database."
"Its price should be better. It is expensive."
"F5 Advanced WAF needs better integration within the application, like remote dashboards."
"The reporting portion of F5 Advance WAF is not great. They need to work out something better, as it is very basic. You only see the top IPs, I think there is more they can offer."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I give the pricing a nine out of ten."
"The price is for this solution is fair and there is a license needed."
"The price of the solution depends on your architecture and how you manage it. You can control the cost in Azure quite well. The costs do not directly correlate to expenses in the features we are using."
"We have an enterprise agreement with Microsoft and the pricing is good."
"Azure WAF has price advantages over other WAF solutions. The pricing model is flexible because you pay on a scale based on the level of protection you need."
"I am not sure about pricing but licenses are available on Google."
"The cost is slightly above average."
"The price of the solution is reasonable when compared with other products, such as FortiWeb. I am very satisfied with the price."
"The way we deployed it, I would rate it a four out of five in terms of pricing."
"After buying the program, you just pay for the support every year."
"The pricing is too high."
"I rate F5 Advanced WAF's pricing a three out of ten."
"F5 Advanced WAF is not a cost-effective solution. Although they are attempting to reduce prices with their VE and cloud options, they are more expensive than other solutions. The solution is more expensive on average."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
22%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Government
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Web Application Firewall?
The pricing is quite high. It's not cheap. The free version doesn't have the capability a user would need.
What needs improvement with Azure Web Application Firewall?
The documentation needs to be improved. It's not ideal. There are multiple deployment options. However, there is a lack of clarity around them. There's no real community to reach out to and no vide...
What do you like most about F5 Advanced WAF?
It's a fairly easy-to-use and user-friendly tool. My administrators and team also like its ability to customize the rules per the requirements.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 Advanced WAF?
The product is not so expensive. It depends on the assets.
What needs improvement with F5 Advanced WAF?
The self-service aspect could be improved. The user interface (UI) also seems a bit outdated. Making it more user-friendly would be beneficial.
 

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Sample Customers

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MAXIMUS, Vivo, American Systems, Bangladesh Post Office, City Bank
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