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Akamai App and API Protector vs Imperva Application Security Platform vs Radware Bot Manager comparison

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.6
Cloudflare WAF offers quick ROI, crucial protection for e-commerce, saves bandwidth, and balances cost with valuable free features.
Sentiment score
4.8
Akamai App and API Protector offers superior traffic management, security, and cost savings for large infrastructures, despite higher costs.
Sentiment score
5.8
Imperva boosts security, reduces manual interventions, yielding quick ROI, especially in banking, though initial costs can be high.
Sentiment score
7.6
Radware Bot Manager reduces costs, improves uptime, and delivers a 30% ROI with significant time and financial savings.
My experience with the pricing or licensing of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is that many features can be accessed for free, so the pricing is definitely reasonable.
Owner at Hga consulting
They know how much money they are losing while the system is down, so by increasing the possibility of not having a down website or web application, return on investment can be calculated easily.
Head of Sales Services Department at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
I was able to save over seven million dollars last year as return on investment in the company.
Senior Cybersecurity Consultant at Cyberoutcome Limited
I have seen a return on investment with Imperva Application Security Platform, as it is generally associated with time savings, because the review of alerts and the visibility it gives saves us significant operational time.
Ingeniero Preventa at Imperia
For us as the enterprise, it literally shows the impact on technical resources and also the egress data from Cloud services such as AWS and Azure has come down significantly.
Senior Cyber Security Specialist Architect at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
Radware Bot Manager is invaluable to us, and we have seen around a thirty percent return on investment, particularly in terms of time savings.
Lead Network Reliability Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.3
Cloudflare WAF support is mixed; responsive for some, but Indian customers face call availability and administrative issues.
Sentiment score
7.7
Customer service is excellent, while technical support has mixed reviews with praise for expertise but needs improved availability.
Sentiment score
7.0
The Imperva Application Security Platform's support is praised for responsiveness but criticized for inconsistencies, especially between cloud and on-premises environments.
Sentiment score
8.2
Radware Bot Manager excels in customer support with high satisfaction, rapid responses, and effective integration of user feedback.
I would rate the technical support with Cloudflare as excellent every time I've had to contact them.
Owner at Hga consulting
The technical support of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall rates between five and seven at maximum.
IT Manager at Amla Commerce
I would rate the technical support of Imperva DDoS as ten.
Head of Sales Services Department at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
They need to work faster on the response time because of issues of urgent replies.
Senior Cybersecurity Consultant at Cyberoutcome Limited
Responsive support addressing urgent needs.
Cybersecurity Consultant at Accenture Singapore Services Pte Ltd
I rate it ten out of ten because of their prompt availability and assistance whenever issues arise, especially in relation to false positives and other adjustments.
Lead Network Reliability Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
I would rate the technical support from Radware Bot Manager a nine on a scale of one to ten.
Senior Cyber Security Specialist Architect at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Cloudflare Web Application Firewall offers impressive scalability and automated management, but additional features may incur costs for smaller organizations.
Sentiment score
7.8
Akamai App and API Protector excels in scalability, seamlessly handling extensive user demands and large-scale deployments with stability.
Sentiment score
7.4
Imperva Application Security Platform offers scalable solutions for various organizations, with cloud deployment preferred despite some pricing and performance challenges.
Sentiment score
8.8
Radware Bot Manager provides outstanding scalability and seamless integration, outperforming competitors with top-rated capability and effortless expansion options.
The scalability of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall rates between 8 to 9, as it depends upon the use cases and what exactly the client needs.
IT Manager at Amla Commerce
99% of customers are using the cloud version of Imperva DDoS protection, so they just purchase the new license and scale as needed.
Head of Sales Services Department at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
I have not even needed support after deployment, since it has remained stable.
CTO at Malam Engineering PLC
It is easy to always scale to add more users.
Senior Cybersecurity Consultant at Cyberoutcome Limited
I rate its scalability ten out of ten.
Lead Network Reliability Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is praised for stability, high performance, effective protection, daily use, and minimal downtime.
Sentiment score
8.1
Akamai App and API Protector is highly stable and reliable, with no reported outages or issues over years of use.
Sentiment score
7.9
Imperva Application Security Platform is praised for stability and reliability, with minor issues occurring mainly during high traffic.
Sentiment score
8.5
Radware Bot Manager is praised for its reliability and stability, rarely experiencing downtime and earning high user ratings.
The stability of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall deserves a perfect 10 out of 10.
IT Manager at Amla Commerce
It is also a stable product without much glitch or downtime.
Senior Presales Consultant at Techlab security
One notable drawback is that, unlike Fortinet, which offers fast track labs and continuous enablement, Imperva Application Security Platform lacks lab access and fast track labs for enablement and product advertising.
CTO at Malam Engineering PLC
We experienced downtime or crashes with Imperva Application Security Platform when traffic went really strong or fast because people tried to get tickets.
Soc Analyst at Cineplex Inc
Downtime, bugs, or glitches are not prominently mentioned as issues.
Lead Network Reliability Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Cloudflare WAF needs feature enhancements, better usability, improved support, advanced DDoS protection, and solutions for latency and alerts.
Akamai App and API Protector needs enhancements in flexibility, UI, customer support, documentation, and advanced protection features.
Imperva Application Security Platform needs better integration, simpler dashboards, improved AI, and enhanced user interface for higher satisfaction.
Radware Bot Manager could improve through better reporting, seamless integrations, enhanced automation, reduced false positives, and simplified setup.
The product can improve by having more multitenancy capability, which is currently not available.
Network Architect at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
I think they're doing a good job with DNS and as support for any domains that I create or that my clients create, it's mandatory for me to ensure they have Cloudflare as their DNS provider.
Owner at Hga consulting
And maybe something similar to Pushpin that Fastly has, which is an option where you can push messages that then can be scaled globally over the network.
CTO at PlayNirvana
To convince my clients, a purely on-prem solution would be ideal since they are financial institutions.
CTO at Malam Engineering PLC
Maybe Imperva DDoS could use endpoints to get information about the attacks before they commence from the endpoint level or establish cooperation with endpoint vendors to share this information.
Head of Sales Services Department at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Regarding return on investment, ROI, I can say it is noticeable with Imperva Application Security Platform.
Senior Presales Consultant at Techlab security
Maybe people who are new to it, or haven't used anything similar before, might say that the configuration is a bit difficult unless you're a technical person who understands the flow or the URL environment.
Senior Cyber Security Specialist Architect at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
Radware Bot Manager has instances of false positives where legitimate activities are mistakenly detected as attacks.
Lead Network Reliability Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
 

Setup Cost

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall offers affordable, flexible pricing with no upfront costs, noted for competitiveness and included support services.
Akamai App and API Protector is expensive yet considered worth the cost by large enterprises for its quality services.
Imperva's Application Security Platform has high, complex pricing, yet some find it competitive for its security benefits and enterprise flexibility.
Radware Bot Manager offers fair pricing for enterprises, though smaller organizations may struggle with costs and exchange rate issues.
I would rate the pricing of Imperva DDoS as five, where one is very cheap and ten is very expensive.
Head of Sales Services Department at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
the setup cost was high, with the hardware installation in the data center being particularly expensive.
Cyber Security Product Owner at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
We have noticed faster response times and fewer security alerts because after doing some custom policy tuning, everything seemed to be aligned and we have fewer attacks to monitor and fewer alerts to monitor.
Senior Cybersecurity Consultant at Cyberoutcome Limited
Radware's pricing is generally expensive.
Lead Network Reliability Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
My experience with the pricing and setup costs for Radware Bot Manager shows that the setup costs were almost nothing because we made use of the trial manager.
Senior Cyber Security Specialist Architect at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
 

Valuable Features

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall provides comprehensive security features, easy setup, scalability, and competitive pricing with praised performance and stability.
Akamai App and API Protector delivers scalable security, ease of use, and cost-effective protection with advanced features like DDoS defense.
Imperva Application Security Platform offers robust threat protection, user-friendly interface, and comprehensive reporting for enhanced web security management.
Radware Bot Manager offers AI-driven bot mitigation, integration with Cloud WAF, and user-friendly features for comprehensive security enhancement.
The custom rules and the geo-redundant geographical rule feature, which allows me to implement geographical rules for customers, add significant value.
Network Architect at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
The best features of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall are multiple, including the WAF, rate limiter, and bot attack protection.
IT Manager at Amla Commerce
Cloudflare Web Application Firewall's advanced reporting and analytics tools add a layer that we're able to visualize and see before it actually hits the local firewall.
Owner at Hga consulting
The area in which Akamai excels compared to other competitors with a WAF is in threat intelligence, as threats continually evolve, requiring ongoing updates to backend algorithms to effectively capture smart bots.
Privacy & Risk Management Vice President, Information Security at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
The API security feature is particularly valuable because most attackers do not try to come in from where it is expected.
Senior Cybersecurity Consultant at Cyberoutcome Limited
If someone attempts to access the server, the WAF blocks that SSRF alert, or RCE, Remote Code Execution alert, blocking immediately based on the signature, not only by the payload or the IP address.
SOC Analyst L1 at CMS-IT-SERVICES-PVT-LTD
It reduces the DDoS attacks and reduces the attacks from threat actors, including SQL Injection and zero-day attacks, by using dynamic application profiling from Imperva.
IT Security Analyst & Engineer (Project, Remote) Australia-Europe at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Since implementing Radware Bot Manager, we've seen fewer attacks and improved the ability to distinguish between bot attacks and legitimate traffic.
Lead Network Reliability Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
The best features of Radware Bot Manager, as a client, include the reporting because it is easy to understand, easy to read, and easy to get developers or system engineers to understand what they need to implement to secure either a web form or an API, anything similar to that.
Senior Cyber Security Specialist Architect at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
 

Mindshare comparison

Web Application Firewall (WAF) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Akamai App and API Protector3.1%
Imperva Application Security Platform7.4%
Fortinet FortiWeb5.4%
Other84.1%
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Imperva Application Security Platform8.1%
Cloudflare13.2%
Radware DDoS6.8%
Other71.9%
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection
Bot Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Radware Bot Manager4.3%
Imperva Application Security Platform15.7%
Akamai Bot Manager9.7%
Other70.3%
Bot Management
 

Featured Reviews

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CTO at PlayNirvana
Advanced security reporting has protected high-traffic betting platforms from constant attacks
I don't see room for improvement to Cloudflare Web Application Firewall. One thing I don't know much about because we have a dedicated IT team for that, and I'm not involved with Cloudflare much anymore. But if I were to compare them to F5, I would like to see more features that F5 offers. F5 has an option to bring the whole infrastructure, the whole WAF and all their packages, Bot Management, and everything else on your infrastructure. You need to install certain services from their side, and then you can choose if you would like requests to hit your servers immediately or if requests need to be proxied through F5 backbone. That would be a nice addition because we have 90% of the traffic as legit traffic coming from whitelisted servers. If it comes from whitelisted servers, I don't need to go every request through the backbone; I could easily just IP whitelist everything. Then I could maybe have Bot Management on my infrastructure that drastically reduces the price of Cloudflare. I would like to see Push CDN more improved in the next release of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall. And maybe something similar to Pushpin that Fastly has, which is an option where you can push messages that then can be scaled globally over the network. From our perspective, if we have a listener that listens for stock updates, I would just need to have one processor that pushes those updates to the Cloudflare API, and then Cloudflare would broadcast that message to all listeners. Cloudflare will check the order of the message, and if you, as a customer, are not connected or have some kind of network issue, when you reconnect, you will receive the latest state and missing updates.
Gavin Pinho - PeerSpot reviewer
Privacy & Risk Management Vice President, Information Security at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Has provided strong protection against evolving threats but still needs support for configuration fine-tuning
The standout features of Akamai App and API Protector are rooted in it being the Web Application Firewall, where all traffic gets scanned, including the implementation of web firewall rules, and after this phase, traffic proceeds through the BMP, which is Bot Management. Akamai App and API Protector exceeds expectations in terms of AI capabilities, and it genuinely combines a plethora of advanced features. The area in which Akamai excels compared to other competitors with a WAF is in threat intelligence, as threats continually evolve, requiring ongoing updates to backend algorithms to effectively capture smart bots, and Akamai's commitment in that regard is backed by an excellent team, while other providers are still catching up.
reviewer2818155 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Associate at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Application protection has improved and reporting and dashboards still need refinement
I believe Imperva Application Security Platform should have a more interactive wizard. While the dashboard is good, it could be more eye-catching. Based on my perspective, I recommend modifying the dashboards, especially the main dashboard where I can see the traffic hit count, alerts, and other latest information. In terms of reporting, I find it challenging to create reports; in my earlier days, it was difficult. Over time, I have learned how to create reports, but it should be easier to do so. I have used other tools such as firewalls or SolarWinds, where creating a report is straightforward and does not take much time, unlike in Imperva, where I have to add many elements. Modifications in the integration aspects would also be beneficial.
RiaanDu Preez - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cyber Security Specialist Architect at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
Boosts efficiency and reduces operational costs with effective IP tracking
The best features of Radware Bot Manager, as a client, include the reporting because it is easy to understand, easy to read, and easy to get developers or system engineers to understand what they need to implement to secure either a web form or an API, anything similar to that. Radware Bot Manager has positively impacted our organization because we had masses of scans that took place against certain addresses, allowing us to identify those either good or bad. For instance, when the marketing team contacted a scraping company to get more clicks to the website without informing the technical team, we were able to block the source IP address and the marketing team then started collaborating with the development and operational teams to ensure that the correct information is passed on to engineers to get it.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Performing Arts
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Comms Service Provider
16%
Media Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise18
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business88
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise70
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?
I don't see room for improvement to Cloudflare Web Application Firewall. One thing I don't know much about because we...
What is your primary use case for Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?
We are using Cloudflare Web Application Firewall's advanced reporting and analytics tools with their Zero Trust, so e...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Akamai Web Application Protector?
The price is higher than others. It could be about 80% to 70% more expensive than other tools. So, it’s not just a sl...
What needs improvement with Akamai Web Application Protector?
There are no significant areas for improvement on the WAF side or for Akamai App and API Protector solution; they are...
What is your primary use case for Akamai Web Application Protector?
The main use case for Akamai App and API Protector is serving as the WAF, Web Application Firewall.
Which Web Application Firewall (WAF) would you recommend? R&S or Imperva?
Imperva is a strong choice, given their security focus and ongoing R&D into the product in areas such as bot mana...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Imperva DDoS?
The pricing, setup costs, and licensing of Imperva DDoS are reasonable for the amount of technical capabilities provi...
What needs improvement with Imperva DDoS?
I would like to see improvements in the pooling of threats and attacks, possibly to enlarge the scale of indicators o...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Radware Bot Manager?
My experience with the pricing and setup costs for Radware Bot Manager shows that the setup costs were almost nothing...
What needs improvement with Radware Bot Manager?
I don't know how Radware Bot Manager can be improved; when I used it, it fulfilled my requirements. Maybe people who ...
What is your primary use case for Radware Bot Manager?
The typical use cases for Radware Bot Manager involve ensuring that web scraping and data exfiltration is not that ea...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Cloudflare WAF
Akamai Web Application Protector, Akamai Kona Site Defender, Akamai Kona DDoS Defender
Imperva Bot Management, Imperva Web Application Firewall, Imperva API Security
ShieldSquare, ShieldSquare Bot Mitigation and Bot Management
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

crunchbase, udacity, marketo, okcupid, zendesk
Douglas Omaha Technology Commission, ZALORA, PrintPlanet
Hitachi, BNZ, Bitstamp, Moz, InnoGames, BTCChina, Wix, LivePerson, Zillow and more.
Pearson, Zulily, Purch, Groupe PSA, Yellow Pages, Axel Springer, Dorman, Penske, SeLoger.com, trovaprezzi.it
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