We performed a comparison between AWS WAF and Radware Alteon based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is the way it blocks threats to external applications."
"AWS has flexibility in terms of WAF rules."
"This product supplies options for web security for applications accessing sensitive information."
"The web solution effectively protects from vulnerabilities and cyber attacks."
"The most valuable feature of AWS WAF is the extra layer of security that I have when connecting to my web applications."
"The most valuable feature is the capability to limit access based on geographical location by restricting specific IP addresses."
"The interface is good."
"The customizable features are good."
"The GUI was a valuable feature. It was uncomplicated and easy to use."
"I found the link load balancer and server load balancer are the most valuable."
"The best part is that we are able to manage it easily. It is easy to manage and easy to integrate with third-party applications."
"Security is one of the most valuable features that I like. It is easy to use and easy to configure."
"The UI is user-friendly."
"The most valuable features of Radware Alteon are the reverse proxy functionality and the SSL offload and hardware."
"With Alteon, the load-balancing options are practically unlimited. We haven't had any issues with offloading, decryption, putting in cookies, or any other load-balancing features. We can check URLs, etc., on the back end for load balancing instead of running a TCP check. We're also doing some certificate stuff on there. Alteon covers all of the standard load-balancing techniques, and we employ most of them daily."
"I like the ADC feature and the global certificate feature."
"We need more support as we go global."
"The cost must be reduced."
"On the UI side, I would like it if they could bring back the geolocation view on the corner."
"I would like to see it more tightly integrated with other AWS services."
"AWS WAF should provide better protection to its users, and the security features need to improve."
"One area that could be improved is the DDoS protection."
"One area for improvement in AWS WAF could be the limitation on the number of rules, particularly those from third-party sources, within the free tier."
"It will be helpful if the product recommends rules that we can implement."
"The community portal does not have a place to find scripts."
"I would like the solution to display and help visualize the reference map more easily. I would also like to better understand where queries come from and know which users are consulting the application, along with which app."
"The user interface can be improved."
"The solution could be more robust."
"Load balancing needs improvement. It needs better integration. I heard f5 works as a DNS operator which is not available in this solution. It would be better if that was implemented."
"Support is an area that needs improvement."
"Support is very important because if we get good support, we'll be able to sell and supply more numbers."
"We are having a difficult time with the security module, and how to implement the Radware security."
AWS WAF is ranked 1st in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 52 reviews while Radware Alteon is ranked 10th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 33 reviews. AWS WAF is rated 8.0, while Radware Alteon is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of AWS WAF writes "A highly stable solution that helps mitigate different kinds of bot attacks and SQL injection attacks". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Radware Alteon writes "It's a good fit for a small team because the maintenance is easier and you don't need to know how to code". AWS WAF is most compared with Azure Web Application Firewall, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, Imperva Web Application Firewall, F5 Advanced WAF and Cloudflare Web Application Firewall, whereas Radware Alteon is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Citrix NetScaler, F5 Advanced WAF, A10 Networks Thunder ADC and Array APV Series. See our AWS WAF vs. Radware Alteon report.
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