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Cloudflare Web Application Firewall mindshare

As of July 2025, the mindshare of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category stands at 7.4%, up from 6.4% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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CategoryWeb Application Firewall (WAF)Jul 26, 2025Download
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Review data by company size

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Top industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Media Company
6%
Government
5%
Educational Organization
5%
Construction Company
5%
Insurance Company
4%
Healthcare Company
4%
Retailer
4%
Real Estate/Law Firm
3%
University
3%
Energy/Utilities Company
3%
Hospitality Company
3%
Non Profit
2%
Outsourcing Company
2%
Consumer Goods Company
2%
Legal Firm
1%
Performing Arts
1%
Wholesaler/Distributor
1%
Transportation Company
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Sports Company
1%
Recruiting/Hr Firm
1%
 

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IT Manager at Amla Commerce
Verified user of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall
Jun 3, 2025
Effectively protects clients from automated threats and ensures global security

Pros

"The stability of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall deserves a perfect 10 out of 10."

Cons

"They need to improve their support because getting a response for basic requests took around 48 hours, which is too long."
PeerSpot user
Network Architect at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Verified user of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall
Jan 26, 2025
Customizable rules and rate limiting enhance web protection

Pros

"The rate limiting features and customizations in terms of URL match and applying policies are valuable to me. "

Cons

"The product can improve by having more multitenancy capability, which is currently not available. "
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SachidDoshi - PeerSpot user
Senior Enterprise Security Architect at HGS - Hinduja Global Solutions
Verified user of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall
Jun 11, 2024
Offers a huge signature repository and is superiorly effective in mitigating DDoS attacks

Pros

"There is a huge signature repository"

Cons

"The solution's learning curve can still be further reduced"
JA
Chief Information Security Officer at BIGBANK AS
Verified user of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall
Aug 16, 2023
A cloud solution for web application firewall protection with rate-limiting, managed, and custom firewall rules

Pros

"We extensively use the solution every day. The solution is very stable; we haven’t seen any glitches."

Cons

"The notification part could be improved. It's very much connected to Web Application Firewall, rate-limiting, and DDoS protection. "
Hüseyin Şimşek - PeerSpot user
Head of Software Development at Obase
Verified user of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall
Dec 29, 2024
DDoS protection and IP hiding enhance security with comprehensive documentation

Pros

"Cloudflare is cheaper compared to Azure WAF, which I have considered before."

Cons

"The learning curve was steep initially."
SumitSingh1 - PeerSpot user
Senior Software Engineer at FalconX
Verified user of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall
Jun 21, 2024
Easy to use and up-to-date with all the security vulnerabilities

Pros

"It's pretty convenient and pretty easy to set up and run. And then kind of for static content, it also offers caching. "

Cons

"We have noticed some latency when the call goes through the firewall. That could be improved."
Kentgi Tomo - PeerSpot user
Information Security Lead - Blue Team at FinAccel Pte Ltd.
Verified user of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall
Feb 1, 2024
Protects applications from DDoS attacks, but it should include port forwarding features

Pros

"The solution protects our application, which runs on the HTTP protocol, from DDoS attacks."

Cons

"Cloudflare Web Application Firewall should include port forwarding features."
KornthawatPhichitoakkhanit - PeerSpot user
Cloud Business Developer at GWS Cloud
Verified user of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall
Oct 31, 2023
Is user friendly and efficiently resolves our problems

Pros

"I'm highly satisfied. It's remarkably user-friendly, enabling me to quickly identify issues, and deploy solutions, and it offers the necessary features. "

Cons

"A key challenge arises when dealing with numerous integrations with HVAC systems. Depending on the specifics, there might be some configuration mismatches, which necessitate specific support."