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We performed a comparison between Azure Web Application Firewall and FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) 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.
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Pros
"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.""It has been a stable product in my experience.""We have found the most valuable features to be the web application, minimal skills required for management, control through policies, and automation.""The integration it has with GitHub is great.""The most valuable feature is that it allows us to publish our applications behind the firewall.""Azure WAF is extremely stable.""It's quite a stable product and works well with Microsoft products."

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"The platform's stability is good.""The product is easy to configure.""The machine learning feature reduces the false positives.""The fact that I can log into the platform and see everybody, see logs, authentication failure, and see everything on one platform, is the most valuable feature.""We use it to secure VMs and applications. It protects against DDoS attacks. It's very user-friendly.""The machine learning on FortiWeb WAF is valuable.""The tool's HTTP traffic, website fixing, and blocking are fantastic. It is user-friendly with easy configuration.""The tool secures our critical applications, especially the mobile money application, which is often targeted by attacks. The solution provides rapid protection and has proven reliable against various threats."

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Cons
"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.""Deployment should be simplified so that a non-techie can handle it.""The documentation needs to be improved.""Azure WAF should not be deployed in the middle of the traffic.""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.""From a reporting perspective, they could do more there."

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"FortiWeb Web Application Firewall needs to improve its performance.""We have encountered issues with webhooks and management of FortiWeb Web Application Firewall's on-premise version.""The product lacks features offered by enterprise-level firewall tools.""The documentation is poor.""It would be good if the solution integrated with other solutions, like SAP.""The technical support team is bad.""WAF needs more signatures on FortiWeb and updates the database continuously to protect against new attacks.""There is room for improvement in the support. The response time could be faster. Plus, they ask for a lot of information. It is not easy to get support."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We have an enterprise agreement with Microsoft and the pricing is good."
  • "The price is for this solution is fair and there is a license needed."
  • "The price of the solution depends on your architecture and how you manage it. You can control the cost in Azure quite well. The costs do not directly correlate to expenses in the features we are using."
  • "Azure WAF has price advantages over other WAF solutions. The pricing model is flexible because you pay on a scale based on the level of protection you need."
  • "I give the pricing a nine out of ten."
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  • "FortiWeb Web Application Firewall's pricing is suited for small or medium organizations."
  • "It is a cost-effective product. If you need an extra module in the product, there will be an extra cost in addition to the licensing fee."
  • "FortiWeb WAF is priced well for customers compared to other vendors' solutions."
  • "FortiWeb has a good presence because of its price."
  • "It is a cheap solution."
  • "FortiWeb Web Application Firewall is not expensive."
  • "I rate the product price a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price, and ten is a low price."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The integration it has with GitHub is great.
    Top Answer:The pricing is quite high. It's not cheap. The free version doesn't have the capability a user would need.
    Top Answer:The documentation needs to be improved. It's not ideal. There are multiple deployment options. However, there is a lack of clarity around them. There's no real community to reach out to and no videos… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtration, web filter, application filter, and IPS.
    Top Answer:I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.
    Top Answer:It would be good if the solution integrated with other solutions, like SAP.
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    Overview

    Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) provides centralized protection of your web applications from common exploits and vulnerabilities. Web applications are increasingly targeted by malicious attacks that exploit commonly known vulnerabilities. SQL injection and cross-site scripting are among the most common attacks.

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

    FortiWeb web application firewall (WAF) protects business-critical web applications from attacks that target known and unknown vulnerabilities. Advanced ML-powered features improve security and reduce administrative overhead. Capabilities include anomaly detection, API discovery and protection, bot mitigation, and advanced threat analytics to identify the most critical threats across all protected applications.

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    Buyer's Guide
    Azure Web Application Firewall vs. FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF)
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Azure Web Application Firewall vs. FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Azure Web Application Firewall is ranked 12th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 9 reviews while FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) is ranked 16th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 13 reviews. Azure Web Application Firewall is rated 8.4, while FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) is rated 8.0. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) writes "Protects internal applications and prevents target attacks ". Azure Web Application Firewall is most compared with AWS WAF, Fortinet FortiWeb, Azure Firewall, Azure Front Door and F5 Advanced WAF, whereas FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) is most compared with F5 Advanced WAF and Azure Front Door. See our Azure Web Application Firewall vs. FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) report.

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