We performed a comparison between Azure Firewall and Azure Web Application Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Microsoft Security Suite solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It provided ease of maintenance. If a new firewall was needed, we only had to run the pipelines for this. So, the maintenance was very easy."
"All its features are good. That's why we recommend it."
"Great security and connectivity."
"The solution has many useful features. For example, the solution allows users to create virtual IP addresses."
"Performance and stability are the key features of this product."
"One of the best features is that it natively integrates with Azure Services and tools. When you have a third-party offering, that is not the case. But Azure Firewall provides a comprehensive and seamless security solution for your Azure resources."
"The Layer four features are okay and meet my business needs."
"The feature that I have found the most valuable is the control over the network permissions and the network."
"The solution has good dashboards."
"Azure WAF is extremely stable."
"It's quite a stable product and works well with Microsoft products."
"We have found the most valuable features to be the web application, minimal skills required for management, control through policies, and automation."
"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."
"The initial setup is easy and straightforward...Azure Web Application Firewall is a scalable product."
"The integration it has with GitHub is great."
"The most valuable feature is that it allows us to publish our applications behind the firewall."
"There is room for further integration of AI into the system."
"The solution lacks artificial intelligence and machine learning. It might be in the roadmap. However, currently, it's not available."
"It needs a lot of improvement, especially on intruder detection. They are working hard on that."
"There are a number of things that need to be simplified, but it's mostly costs. It needs to be simplified because it's pretty expensive."
"Right now, with Azure Firewall, we cannot have a normal inbound traffic flow. For inbound, Microsoft suggests using application gateways, so the options are very limited. I cannot use this firewall as an intermediate firewall because of the limitations, and I cannot point routing to another firewall. So if I want to use back-to-back firewall architecture in my environment, I cannot use Azure Firewall for that type of configuration either."
"Azure Firewall should have a free trial version for new users so that they can evaluate it before deploying it."
"For larger enterprises, they need to adjust the scalability."
"You have to have a defined IP range within your network to associate it with your network. The problem is you have to plan ahead of time if you expect to use the firewall in the future so that you don't have to reconfigure your subnets or that specific IP range. Other than that, I don't any issues. I use it for basic configuration for a single application, so I really don't try to leverage it for multiple applications where I might find some complexity or challenges."
"From a reporting perspective, they could do more there."
"Deployment should be simplified so that a non-techie can handle it."
"The management can be improved."
"I would say that Azure's customer service is not that good...I am not very happy with the support offered."
"Azure WAF should not be deployed in the middle of the traffic."
"The documentation needs to be improved."
"There is a need to be able to configure the solution more."
"In Brazil, we have some problems with the phone service that affect our connection with the cloud. However, it isn't common."
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Azure Firewall is ranked 11th in Microsoft Security Suite with 33 reviews while Azure Web Application Firewall is ranked 19th in Microsoft Security Suite with 9 reviews. Azure Firewall is rated 7.2, while Azure Web Application Firewall is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Azure Firewall writes "Easy to use and configure but could be more robust". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Azure Web Application Firewall writes "It's a good option if you want a solution that's ready to go and easy for your team to learn". Azure Firewall is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Azure DDoS Protection, whereas Azure Web Application Firewall is most compared with AWS WAF, Fortinet FortiWeb, Azure Front Door, F5 Advanced WAF and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. See our Azure Firewall vs. Azure Web Application Firewall report.
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