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DataDome vs Radware Cloud WAF Service comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 9, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

DataDome
Ranking in AI Security
21st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
3.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Bot Management (3rd)
Radware Cloud WAF Service
Ranking in AI Security
14th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
Web Application Firewall (WAF) (2nd), API Security (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the AI Security category, the mindshare of DataDome is 0.3%. The mindshare of Radware Cloud WAF Service is 0.1%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Security Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Radware Cloud WAF Service0.1%
DataDome0.3%
Other99.6%
AI Security
 

Featured Reviews

Arka Sarkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Solution Support Development Engineer at Ericsson Global
Real-time bot defense has protected telecom APIs and now keeps customer logins secure
While DataDome performs very well overall, there are a few areas where improvements would make it even more effective in a telecom environment. One point is better handling of false positives. Although it is generally very accurate, in some cases, legitimate users or internal systems get flagged, especially corporate VPN users, internal testing tools, and partner integrations. The improvement would be a more granular and easier whitelisting mechanism and better transparency on why a request was blocked. Another point is more detailed analytics and custom reporting. The current dashboards are good, but sometimes detailed analysis is limited. Custom reporting options are not very flexible. As part of improvement, more customizable dashboards can be made, along with the ability to create business-specific reports, for each API and per region. Better visibility for API-level protection can also be developed. The protection works well, but debugging blocked API requests can take time and is not always easy to trace the exact reason for blocking, thus requiring more detailed logs and traceability for API traffic, along with easier correlation with backend systems. The integration with the existing security ecosystem can also be improved.
Carla Vega - PeerSpot reviewer
Defensive cybersecurity engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Automated protection has streamlined attack mitigation and now safeguards critical services
I consider the best feature that Radware Cloud WAF Service offers is protection against application layer attacks, layer seven, mainly. That layer seven protection has benefited me significantly by reducing false positives and guaranteeing service availability for us. I have positive impressions of the API Discovery feature, since it allows me to discover APIs. The API Discovery feature has helped me register some APIs that I didn't have, and it has also made it easier for me in my integrations with other services. It has seemed a very useful and easy-to-use functionality given its platform. I would rate Radware Cloud WAF Service's ability to protect against zero-day attacks as very effective, since recently, given the PHP vulnerability, it helped us to mitigate that type of attack until we carried out patching and mitigation. I use the automatic source blocking feature in Radware's cloud application protection solution, and the experience has been very good, as the functionality helps us in the detection and protection of applications. The proactive and holistic approach based on correlation between modules has been effective in protecting my applications since, as the modules are from the same vendor, they allow us more native integration and they operate more efficiently. My opinion of the automated analytics for event review that the platform offers is positive, as sending metrics on a monthly basis in order to optimize our services, and the automated analytics helps us provide that report. I would rate Radware Cloud WAF Service's ability to block unknown threats and attacks as very good, as it allows us to block unknown threats and attacks thanks to its knowledge base. I consider the combination of negative and positive security models based on behavior important for my organization's security strategy, since attackers are constantly evolving and modifying IOCs, which challenges us to use this kind of behavioral analysis for more efficient detection. I consider that Bot Manager would help in my compliance efforts, since the reports we are requested are quarterly, mainly for regulatory compliance that we have. Regarding Radware Cloud WAF Service's artificial intelligence capabilities, I think its governance and security level seem appropriate. The accuracy and reliability of the results offered by the platform's artificial intelligence convince me, since the AI helps us automate some processes and searches.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"After implementing DataDome, we observed measurable improvements across security, performance, and user experience."
"The most valuable feature of DataDome is the traffic analysis."
"The main improvements have been better protection, reduced operational noise, improved system stability, and lower manual effort in handling bot-related incidents."
"The solution offers good protection; it's for the L7, actually, and when you are trying to protect the L7, this is a good product."
"With the current visibility dashboard, we can now obtain insight into the nature of attacks, identify attackers, and detect top IP or threat regions."
"Radware Cloud WAF Service remains a great solution that shines in high-security, high-throughput environments where behavioral detection and hybrid multi-cloud deployment flexibility are top priorities."
"Radware Cloud WAF Service has several valuable features, with good support and a user-friendly GUI."
"What I appreciate the most about Radware Cloud WAF Service is the API management."
"Radware Bot Manager has been very useful. If any user tries to save a password on a mobile or a browser, it blocks that. We can see all the details about the traffic and port requests."
"Radware Cloud WAF Service has positively impacted my organization by providing peace of mind for the team and regulatory compliance, since having the application properly protected meets our banking field requirements."
"The most valuable features of Radware Cloud WAF Service include its automation and learning capabilities for protection, as well as its superior bot mitigation."
 

Cons

"With DataDome, the biggest friction points we experienced were mostly around tuning and visibility during the early phase."
"DataDome does not catch legitimate IPs during traffic analysis, even when the traffic exceeds the threshold value."
"While DataDome performs very well overall, there are a few areas where improvements would make it even more effective in a telecom environment."
"I would like to see an improvement in the twenty-four-seven support service."
"There should be more customization options for the dashboard, as it is currently fixed and cannot be modified."
"I would rate the customer support of Radware Cloud WAF Service as very improvable since they provide only pre-packaged answers."
"Radware Cloud WAF Service can be improved in security features, as they can mitigate DDoS attacks and security threats."
"Regarding aspects that Radware Cloud WAF Service could improve, I would suggest that at the start, on the home interface, having dashboards that help us summarize and extract metrics would be beneficial."
"My experience with Radware Cloud WAF Service's customer support could be better."
"For Radware Cloud WAF Service improvements, I suggest more customizable reporting, simpler policy tuning for complex environments, improved dashboard navigation, and broader native integrations with other third-party security tools."
"Something that could be added to Radware Cloud WAF Service would be a bit more training and not having to depend so much on the vendor, because sometimes when you have to configure advanced policies it requires a lot of experience and dependence on the vendor to provide support throughout the implementation of those advanced policies."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I believe the prices are fair."
"If you plan to deploy Cloud WAF, keep in mind that the product is priced based on the megabits of traffic that pass through and the number of transactions. You should get your requirements correct up front. The active attackers feed and CDN services cost extra, so you need to negotiate these features upfront."
"The pricing is fair. We compared Radware to others using industry reviews and Radware is at the top right now."
"Radware Cloud WAF Service falls within a mid-range price bracket compared to other web application firewall solutions."
"We evaluated other options and, if I remember correctly, one of them was Fortinet, but they didn't seem as effective as Radware. But the price was the biggest difference. Radware had the best price for our type of network and level of scaling."
"When compared to Akamai and F5, Radware's pricing and licensing are highly competitive."
"The price is a bulk average."
"We are paying $20,000 annually for six licenses that provide basic WAF functionality."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Energy/Utilities Company
14%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise55
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with DataDome?
While DataDome performs very well overall, there are a few areas where improvements would make it even more effective in a telecom environment. One point is better handling of false positives. Alth...
What is your primary use case for DataDome?
In my organization, the primary use case of DataDome is end-to-end observability across telecom applications and infrastructure, especially for real-time network services and customer-facing system...
What advice do you have for others considering DataDome?
I believe I have added enough information. The most valuable feature for our organization is DataDome's real-time bot detection and mitigation. Since our applications like login and recharge AP...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Radware Cloud WAF Service?
I did not purchase Radware Cloud WAF Service through the AWS Marketplace. My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing of Radware Cloud WAF Service is not something I decide, as it comes f...
What needs improvement with Radware Cloud WAF Service?
There is one thing that needs to be improved in Radware Cloud WAF Service. When I am onboarding any kind of application and while bypassing those applications, it takes too much time. This time nee...
What is your primary use case for Radware Cloud WAF Service?
My main use case for Radware Cloud WAF Service is to prevent attacks. We have web applications for our company, and we need to prevent those web apps from various kinds of attacks such as DDoS or i...
 

Also Known As

DataDome Bot Protect with Agent Trust
Radware API Security Service
 

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