Human Defense Platform vs The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Human Defense Platform
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Fraud Detection and Prevention (27th), Bot Management (5th)
The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (po...
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Web Application Firewall (WAF) (24th)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user785406 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 7, 2017
They ensure that our campaigns have run in the highest quality of settings, leading to savings on ad spending
Primary use case of this solution is to detect fraud traffic (also mark the network which is sending the fraud traffic) and block the fraud traffic. These metrics help us to minimize wasted ad spend and provide our clients an extra layer of confidence around our campaigns As a result of the…
VK
May 6, 2024
Offers Varnish Configuration Language (VCL) and provides enhanced dashboards, making it easy to identify and allow or deny traffic based on the signals it provides
The initial setup was super easy. The migration was super easy. The only part we were missing was China cache. Other than that, it has everything Akamai was providing: image optimization, CDN, WAF, and all the other security aspects. The China cache was the one thing we were missing in Fastly, so we had to do it differently. Deployment was a few weeks for the migration. If you're starting a brand new site, it's straightforward; maybe in a week or two, you can be up and running. But if it's a migration from a different CDN, it would probably take four to six weeks. We wanted to know the caching rules and how teams were doing things differently, so we had each member from the team gather inputs. Then we migrated and started writing the VCL code. It's very little maintenance. But with every draft, you need to periodically check the dashboard for anomalies and take action. Once a month or once a quarter, you need to do that exercise. Moreover, there are a couple of integrations with other observability tools like Datadog and Slack. It's easy to enable access with SSL, Okta, and Flash teams.

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"The pricing is 50% less than Akamai."
"Signal Sciences is pretty cheap compared to other solutions."
"The product has an affordable cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Retailer
9%
Media Company
9%
Educational Organization
24%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Questions from the Community

Can PerimeterX Bot Defender be deployed in a cloud environment, such as AWS or Azure?
The solution seamlessly integrates with Azure infrastructure, making it easy for users to protect their web applications from malicious bot traffic. The integration process is straightforward. By d...
Can PerimeterX Bot Defender handle bot attacks that utilize rotating IP addresses or proxies?
The solution employs device fingerprinting and behavioral analysis to accurately identify and block malicious bots, despite their IP address. With PerimeterX in place, users can successfully mitiga...
What are some of the ways that account fraud is committed and how can PerimeterX Bot Defender help us defend against that?
One of the significant concerns with account fraud is the creation of fake accounts using stolen personally identifiable information. With PerimeterX Bot Defender, users are able to identify and bl...
What do you like most about Signal Sciences?
The product's most valuable feature is its ability to set up the rules easily.
What needs improvement with Signal Sciences?
Fastly don't support caching for China users. That's the only feature lacking compared to Akamai.
 

Also Known As

PerimeterX Bot Defender, BotGuard for Applications, HUMAN MediaGuard
Signal Sciences Next-Gen WAF, Signal Sciences RASP
 

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