Based on user reviews, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is praised for its load balancing capabilities, SSL termination, scalability, and integration with Azure services. Users value its ease of use, customization options, and positive ROI. On the other hand, Azure Front Door is appreciated for traffic management, security measures, scalability, and integration with Azure services. Users highlight its monitoring and analytics capabilities, performance improvement, and overall user experience. Areas for improvement include scalability, performance, user interface, and documentation for Azure Application Gateway, while Azure Front Door could focus on performance, stability, user-friendliness, error handling, customization, and security enhancements.

Features: Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is praised for its excellent load balancing capabilities, efficient SSL termination, and seamless integration. Azure Front Door is highly regarded for its traffic management, advanced security measures, scalability, and high availability. Additionally, it simplifies content delivery and offers robust monitoring and analytics capabilities.

Pricing and ROI: Based on user feedback, the setup cost for Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is minimal, while Azure Front Door's setup cost is not explicitly mentioned. The pricing for Application Gateway is considered fair, but there is no information regarding Front Door's pricing., In terms of ROI, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway delivers positive returns with its efficient and reliable performance, cost-effectiveness, scalability, and user-friendly management. On the other hand, Azure Front Door offers a positive ROI through its effective traffic distribution, enhanced website performance, scalability, cost-effectiveness, and seamless integration with other Azure services.

Room for Improvement: Some areas of improvement for Microsoft Azure Application Gateway include enhancing scalability and performance capabilities, improving the user interface and documentation, and providing better support resources. On the other hand, Azure Front Door could benefit from enhancing performance and stability, refining the configuration process to be more user-friendly, improving error handling and troubleshooting capabilities, increasing customization options, and addressing security concerns.

Deployment and customer support: The reviews for Microsoft Azure Application Gateway highlight varying durations for deployment and setup, ranging from a week to three months. On the other hand, Azure Front Door also has mixed feedback, with some users taking a week for both deployment and setup, and others requiring three months and a week., Users have praised the customer service and support provided by both Microsoft Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door. Azure Application Gateway's support is described as top-notch, reliable, and efficient. Azure Front Door's support team is commended for their prompt response and willingness to address queries.

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Front Door

Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)

9th

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

CDN (3rd), Microsoft Security Suite (16th)

Microsoft Azure Application...

Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)

3rd

Average Rating

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the mindshare of Azure Front Door is 5.7%, down from 7.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is 8.7%, down from 13.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Unique Categories:

CDN

21.7%

Microsoft Security Suite

2.5%

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)

5.2%

Q&A Highlights

Netanya Carmi

Content Manager at PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

Nov 07, 2021

What's the difference between Azure Front Door and Application Gateway?

We found Azure Front Door to be easily scaled and very stable. The implementation is very fast and Microsoft provides excellent support. Azure Front Door can quickly detect abnormalities before the traffic comes into the application. Azure Front Door is a very affordable global solution. It would be better, though, if the solution worked with multiple cloud defenders. Currently, it can only be used with the Azure cloud. The WAF feature with Azure Application Gateway is extremely valuable to us. It is a key feature we were looking for in a traffic load balancer. Azure Application Gateway integrates well with other solutions and we have found it to be excellent at catching attacks and stopping suspicious content. It is a regional solution that has no limitations in terms of scalability. We would like to see the monitoring improved, with better reporting capabilities. We would also like to see Azure Application Gateway allow for better filtering on traffic protocols; sometimes traffic that should have been allowed access has been cut off due to strict security presets. If we could see everything that was going on in the system, it would make the security center in Azure Application Gateway much better. Conclusion: These two solutions are similarly effective in the services and features they provide. They both offer great pricing and outstanding support. There are even some scenarios where Azure Application Gateway should be deployed behind Azure Front Door. The major difference is that Azure Front Door is a global service and Azure Application Gateway is a regional service, so they have very different capabilities. We were looking for a regional solution to satisfy our client and we found the added WAF feature of the Azure Application Gateway a much-desired feature for our team and our clients with specific regional needs. We also found that Azure Application Gateway integrated better with more solutions and met our client's needs more effectively.

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Software architect at CDW

Nov 28, 2023

The product provides excellent documentation and easy-to-use features, and it enables organizations to set up content security policies

Our website is built through a Gatsby process and generic static files. All the static content for the site gets hosted in the CDN. We use Azure Front Door as an entry point for it The solution has improved our organization by allowing us to utilize the Rules Engine feature. Rules Engine is a…

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Abdelrahman Anwar

Cloud Solutions Administrator at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Nov 30, 2022

The self-maintaining platform is very stable and easy to use

Our company uses the solution as a gateway for our customers' application services. We currently have seven users and six customers. The solution has been very helpful. The cloud platform is really easy to use and doesn't require any maintenance. The solution provides great automation and it…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I am impressed with the tool's integrations."

"The most valuable feature is that you can implement resources globally. It does not depend on location and ability or something like that. This is to connect clients around the world."

"Has a great application firewall and we like the security."

"Rules Engine is a valuable feature."

"I particularly appreciate its load-balancing capabilities as it allows us to manage multiple instances and support a global presence effectively."

"You can assign as many web application firewall policies as you want to the same instance of Front Door."

"The web application firewall is a great feature."

"The price is one of the most important aspects of the product. It's quite affordable."

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"We can control what rules should be used and what should be disabled."

"Microsoft Azure Application Gateway gives us a lot of benefits, including domain mapping."

"Some of the key features of this solution are the low-level maintenance required, floating proxy service, and load balancing."

"The pricing is quite good."

"It is a scalable solution...The installation phase of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is very easy."

"I find Application Gateway’s WAF module valuable because it helps prevent layer 7 attacks."

"The solution is easy to set up."

"Load balancing and web application firewall features are the most valuable."

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Cons

"There is room for improvement and they're working on it."

"This is a relatively expensive solution."

"It lacks sufficient functionality."

"The user interface needs improvement as it is difficult to create the mapping to link the problem with your private address sources."

"The product needs to improve its latency."

"We should be able to use Front Door defenders with multiple cloud vendors. Currently, they can be used only with the Azure cloud. Azure Front Door should also be able to do global load balancing and provide internal front door services. Microsoft should clearly define what Traffic Manager, Application Gateway, and Azure Front Door products do. These are similar products, and people get confused between these products."

"There's a limitation on the amount of global rules we can add."

"The product's features are limited compared to Cloudflare. The tool also doesn't work well in a hybrid environment. I would like to see a way to add personalized APIs in the system."

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"It takes a lot of time for a certificate to update in the system. That is a huge drawback, affecting the load-balancing side. And when there are changes to the load balancing, it affects the end-user."

"The solution should provide more security for certificate-based services so that we can implement more security on that."

"Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is not scalable."

"It does not have the flexibility for using public IPs in version 2."

"The increased security that we are considering is because of some of the things that the security team has brought to our attention. They have pointed out that we would most likely require a better web application firewall than Azure Application Gateway."

"The tool's pricing could be improved."

"Application Gateway’s limitation is that the private and the public endpoint cannot use the same port."

"The security of the product could be adjusted."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is a bit expensive."

"It is on a pay-as-you-go basis."

"The product is expensive."

"The pricing of the solution is good."

"The transition to the premium tier has led to increased costs, making it more expensive than the classic tier."

"It is an expensive solution. We have an enterprise agreement, it is monthly."

"I would rate the pricing a three out of ten, with ten being cheap and one being expensive."

"The solution is fairly priced."

"There is some additional cost, such as extended support."

"The solution is reasonably priced."

"Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is expensive."

"The pricing is based on how much you use the solution."

"Between v1 and v2, there is a lot of change in the pricing. It is very costly compared to AWS."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What's the difference between Azure Front Door and Application Gateway?

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What do you like most about Azure Front Door?

Rules Engine is a valuable feature.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Front Door?

The transition to the premium tier has led to increased costs, making it more expensive than the classic tier. However, we acknowledge that this pricing reflects additional features and capabilities.

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How does AWS WAF compare to Microsoft Azure Application Gateway?

Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Amazon’s Web Service Web Application Firewall or Microsoft Azure Application Gateway web application firewall software was the better fit ...

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What do you like most about Microsoft Azure Application Gateway?

Application Gateway automatically redirects unwanted users and takes care of the security aspect. It also handles the performance side of things, which is why we use it.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Application Gateway?

The solution is fairly priced. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten.

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Comparisons

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Compared 21% of the time

Cloudflare vs Azure Front Door

Compared 15% of the time

Akamai vs Azure Front Door

Compared 11% of the time

AWS Global Accelerator vs Azure Front Door

Compared 10% of the time

Azure Firewall vs Azure Front Door

Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 10% of the time

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall vs Microsoft Azure Application Gateway

Compared 10% of the time

Cloudflare vs Microsoft Azure Application Gateway

Compared 7% of the time

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Also Known As

Azure Front-Door

Azure Application Gateway, MS Azure Application Gateway

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Overview

Azure Front Door is a global, scalable entry-point that uses the Microsoft global edge network to create fast, secure, and widely scalable web applications. With Front Door, you can transform your global consumer and enterprise applications into robust, high-performing personalized modern applications with contents that reach a global audience through Azure.

To learn more about our solution, ask questions, and share feedback, join our Microsoft Security, Compliance and Identity Community.

Azure Application Gateway is a web traffic load balancer that enables you to manage traffic to your web applications. Traditional load balancers operate at the transport layer (OSI layer 4 - TCP and UDP) and route traffic based on source IP address and port, to a destination IP address and port.

To learn more about our solution, ask questions, and share feedback, join our Microsoft Security, Compliance and Identity Community.

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Lilly, AccuWeather, AIRFRANCE, Honeywell

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