Fastly vs Microsoft Azure Application Gateway comparison

Fastly and Microsoft are both solutions in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category. Fastly is ranked #24 with an average rating of 8.3, while Microsoft is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.7. Fastly holds a 2.2% mindshare in WAF, compared to Microsoft’s 3.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Fastly users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 2025

Fastly and Microsoft Azure Application Gateway compete in content delivery and application hosting services. Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is considered superior for its extensive features and perceived value.

Features: Fastly provides real-time log streaming, quick configuration versioning allowing for fast deployment and rollbacks, and rate limiting for volumetric attack protection. Microsoft Azure Application Gateway offers integrated threat protection via its Web Application Firewall, auto-scaling for enhanced enterprise-level operations, and seamless API integration for traffic management.

Room for Improvement: Fastly could enhance its zero-trust features and provide more advanced edge security options. Improvements in customer support response time and expansion of its performance globally could further benefit users. Meanwhile, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway might benefit from increasing its API integration capabilities, further simplifying its configuration process, and offering more detailed analytics and insights for enhanced decision-making.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Fastly offers a quick and efficient deployment process, favoring businesses that need minimal setup time. It also supports easy changes via CLI for flexible configuration. Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, in contrast, provides a robust and detailed deployment process supported by comprehensive documentation and a wide support network, favoring thorough integration capabilities for enterprises.

Pricing and ROI: Fastly is attractive to small to mid-sized businesses with its cost-effective initial setup, focusing on quick return on investment. Microsoft Azure Application Gateway may have higher initial costs but promises long-term ROI through scalable features, appealing to larger-scale operations planning strategic investments for future growth.

To learn more, read our detailed Fastly vs. Microsoft Azure Application Gateway Report (Updated: August 2026).

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

7.6

Cloudflare WAF offers quick ROI, crucial protection for e-commerce, saves bandwidth, and balances cost with valuable free features.

Sentiment score

6.0

Fastly boosts return on investment with improved performance, reduced latency, and cuts infrastructure costs by 40-60%.

Sentiment score

6.1

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway enhances ROI by reducing infrastructure costs, simplifying setup, and using cost management tools for accurate assessments.

My experience with the pricing or licensing of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is that many features can be accessed for free, so the pricing is definitely reasonable.

Herb Angle

Owner at Hga consulting

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Realizing a 30 to 50% reduction in latency and page load time, ensuring users experience a seamless workflow.

Pranay Jain

Senior software engineer at Simplifyvms

I have seen a return on investment, particularly in time savings, especially regarding the changes.

reviewer2858520

Cloud Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

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Microsoft Azure Application Gateway significantly impacts our cost savings while maintaining higher performance.

Bonieber Orofeo

IT Manager at Chong Hua Hospital

If we can use a shared resource, then the return on investment is really nice.

reviewer5599486

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

We have seen a return on investment in terms of time-saving and cost-saving by not creating our own infrastructure.

Shehzad Ali

Information Security and Compliance Officer at Carnation

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.3

Cloudflare WAF support is mixed; responsive for some, but Indian customers face call availability and administrative issues.

Sentiment score

6.3

Fastly's customer care is efficient with multi-channel support, but has inconsistencies in response times and transparency across time zones.

Sentiment score

6.4

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway support experiences vary; some praise expertise, while others criticize delays and inconsistent quality.

I would rate the technical support with Cloudflare as excellent every time I've had to contact them.

Herb Angle

Owner at Hga consulting

The technical support of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall rates between five and seven at maximum.

Avinash Udawant

IT Manager at Amla Commerce

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demonstrating the team's technical expertise in CDN and Edge architecture

Pranay Jain

Senior software engineer at Simplifyvms

We have SLAs defined because we opted for enterprise support pricing.

reviewer2161107

Staff Engineer at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees

We are not getting quick responses from Fastly technical support engineers.

Patel Parth

Technical support engineer at Adobe

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I would say they provide the best support for Application Gateway because they own the product, so their support is top-notch.

reviewer5599486

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

There is room for improvement, specifically in paid support, by providing more direct contact.

Shehzad Ali

Information Security and Compliance Officer at Carnation

I would rate Microsoft support as good because they have a very skilled technical support team in the background

DevenderVannela

Cloud Head at White-Spunner & Associates

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.7

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall offers impressive scalability and automated management, but additional features may incur costs for smaller organizations.

Sentiment score

6.4

Fastly is praised for scalability, ease of growth support, cloud flexibility, excellent support, and successful global integrations.

Sentiment score

7.4

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway provides scalable solutions but has mixed reviews regarding cost and ease of scaling and upgrades.

The scalability of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall rates between 8 to 9, as it depends upon the use cases and what exactly the client needs.

Avinash Udawant

IT Manager at Amla Commerce

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Seamlessly handling massive traffic without requiring backend changes due to its globally distributed Edge network and stateless API-driven design.

Pranay Jain

Senior software engineer at Simplifyvms

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Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is a very scalable product.

Bonieber Orofeo

IT Manager at Chong Hua Hospital

It has the autoscaling feature, so there is not much concern around performance; it can scale significantly.

reviewer5599486

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is a scalable solution.

DevenderVannela

Cloud Head at White-Spunner & Associates

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.2

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is praised for stability, high performance, effective protection, daily use, and minimal downtime.

Sentiment score

7.3

Fastly is stable and reliable with high uptime, no technical issues, and strong performance in enterprise applications.

Sentiment score

7.6

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is stable and reliable, with high ratings, despite occasional issues due to misconfiguration.

The stability of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall deserves a perfect 10 out of 10.

Avinash Udawant

IT Manager at Amla Commerce

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Highly reliable for enterprise-scale applications with high uptime guarantees.

Pranay Jain

Senior software engineer at Simplifyvms

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We have been using it for the past two to three years, and there have been good results with no problems so far.

reviewer5599486

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The stability is good, and except for a few instances, I don't see the non-availability of Azure Cloud services.

DevenderVannela

Cloud Head at White-Spunner & Associates

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Room For Improvement

Cloudflare WAF needs feature enhancements, better usability, improved support, advanced DDoS protection, and solutions for latency and alerts.

Fastly requires improvements in China presence, configuration complexity, pricing, customer support, security features, documentation, and bot detection.

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is criticized for high costs, complexity, lacking documentation, and needing improvements in security, scalability, and support.

The product can improve by having more multitenancy capability, which is currently not available.

reviewer2012637

Network Architect at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

I think they're doing a good job with DNS and as support for any domains that I create or that my clients create, it's mandatory for me to ensure they have Cloudflare as their DNS provider.

Herb Angle

Owner at Hga consulting

And maybe something similar to Pushpin that Fastly has, which is an option where you can push messages that then can be scaled globally over the network.

Dean Barisic

CTO at PlayNirvana

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I chose 8 out of 10 because it has excellent performance and low latency delivery, making it suitable for larger applications, with strong Edge Caching and instant purging capabilities.

Pranay Jain

Senior software engineer at Simplifyvms

Fastly could improve by improving the documentation and having some code examples.

reviewer2858520

Cloud Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Fastly should provide features similar to Cloudflare regarding a block list.

Patel Parth

Technical support engineer at Adobe

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One feature I mentioned is the support for non-HTTPS protocols such as TCP, which could allow one endpoint for all kinds of protocols.

reviewer5599486

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

There is room for improvement in terms of support, such as assigning agents directly for more straightforward engagement.

Shehzad Ali

Information Security and Compliance Officer at Carnation

In future releases of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, I would like to see more AI functionalities and a better dashboard as well as some customizations.

Bonieber Orofeo

IT Manager at Chong Hua Hospital

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Setup Cost

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall offers affordable, flexible pricing with no upfront costs, noted for competitiveness and included support services.

Fastly is competitively priced with usage-based costs and customizable options, but some find it expensive with a learning curve.

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway's cost is debated; appreciated for scalability but potentially expensive with additional fees compared to AWS.

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It operates on a pay-as-you-go structure, but costs scale with traffic, requiring monitoring to avoid unexpected spikes based on data transfers and the number of requests handled.

Pranay Jain

Senior software engineer at Simplifyvms

In terms of price, I find it good.

reviewer2858520

Cloud Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

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We would prefer to have it cheaper, but it is still expensive.

reviewer5599486

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Azure solutions are quite expensive.

Shehzad Ali

Information Security and Compliance Officer at Carnation

When it comes to pricing for Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, I would rate it a seven out of ten.

Bonieber Orofeo

IT Manager at Chong Hua Hospital

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Valuable Features

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall provides comprehensive security features, easy setup, scalability, and competitive pricing with praised performance and stability.

Fastly CDNs integrate with Signal Sciences WAF for efficient content delivery, enhancing performance with global edge locations and code management.

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway provides secure, efficient traffic management with integration, automation, and scalability benefits for straightforward application deployment.

The custom rules and the geo-redundant geographical rule feature, which allows me to implement geographical rules for customers, add significant value.

reviewer2012637

Network Architect at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

The best features of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall are multiple, including the WAF, rate limiter, and bot attack protection.

Avinash Udawant

IT Manager at Amla Commerce

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall's advanced reporting and analytics tools add a layer that we're able to visualize and see before it actually hits the local firewall.

Herb Angle

Owner at Hga consulting

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The best feature that Fastly offers is the Edge location, which reduces latency, making our applications work smoother because we do not have to constantly call the backend.

Pranay Jain

Senior software engineer at Simplifyvms

Fastly has a wide number of configuration features that can be performed, and I emphasize that they can be done from code, which makes it much more traceable.

reviewer2858520

Cloud Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

In this project, it is working as a reverse proxy for CDN and WAF, web application firewall, additionally image optimization.

Patel Parth

Technical support engineer at Adobe

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We are using it for some of the security features for our applications, particularly for securing traffic in transit with SSL.

Shehzad Ali

Information Security and Compliance Officer at Carnation

The Web Application Firewall (WAF) in Microsoft Azure Application Gateway has been very effective in protecting applications from security threats.

Bonieber Orofeo

IT Manager at Chong Hua Hospital

The gateway's Web Application Firewall feature enhances security as it is the first entry point to your network from the outside world.

DevenderVannela

Cloud Head at White-Spunner & Associates

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Categories and Ranking

Cloudflare Web Application ...

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the mindshare of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is 3.8%, down from 5.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fastly is 2.2%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is 3.0%, down from 7.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Web Application Firewall (WAF) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cloudflare Web Application Firewall	3.8%
Microsoft Azure Application Gateway	3.0%
Fastly	2.2%
Other	91.0%

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Featured Reviews

Dean Barisic

CTO at PlayNirvana

Advanced security reporting has protected high-traffic betting platforms from constant attacks

I don't see room for improvement to Cloudflare Web Application Firewall. One thing I don't know much about because we have a dedicated IT team for that, and I'm not involved with Cloudflare much anymore. But if I were to compare them to F5, I would like to see more features that F5 offers. F5 has an option to bring the whole infrastructure, the whole WAF and all their packages, Bot Management, and everything else on your infrastructure. You need to install certain services from their side, and then you can choose if you would like requests to hit your servers immediately or if requests need to be proxied through F5 backbone. That would be a nice addition because we have 90% of the traffic as legit traffic coming from whitelisted servers. If it comes from whitelisted servers, I don't need to go every request through the backbone; I could easily just IP whitelist everything. Then I could maybe have Bot Management on my infrastructure that drastically reduces the price of Cloudflare. I would like to see Push CDN more improved in the next release of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall. And maybe something similar to Pushpin that Fastly has, which is an option where you can push messages that then can be scaled globally over the network. From our perspective, if we have a listener that listens for stock updates, I would just need to have one processor that pushes those updates to the Cloudflare API, and then Cloudflare would broadcast that message to all listeners. Cloudflare will check the order of the message, and if you, as a customer, are not connected or have some kind of network issue, when you reconnect, you will receive the latest state and missing updates.

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Pranay Jain

Senior software engineer at Simplifyvms

Edge caching has transformed response times and delivers faster candidate data globally

Fastly can be improved in certain areas such as VCL, which is powerful but has a steep learning curve for normal users. A more user-friendly, UI-based configuration could simplify the experience, alongside better templates for common use cases and dashboard improvements, as the current dashboard feels complex for beginners, and pricing can be hard to predict for smaller companies. I chose 8 out of 10 because it has excellent performance and low latency delivery, making it suitable for larger applications, with strong Edge Caching and instant purging capabilities. However, VCL complexity and pricing predictability, especially for smaller companies, along with a user-friendly dashboard are areas impacting my score.

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reviewer5599486

Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Mutual TLS has secured our web services and now needs broader protocol support

The most valuable feature we have found in Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is mutual TLS. We find mutual TLS valuable because we can verify the client securely by setting up the trust certificate of the client, and also if we do it at the client side as well. This successfully develops mutual trust, ensuring that we know the client who is calling our service is a legitimate client. That is a very nice feature.Microsoft Azure Application Gateway has helped manage our traffic efficiently because we have many web services that we can put behind the same URL, and we can have different URLs with the same Application Gateway with a limited number of listeners. We can do host-based routing as well as URL-based routing or path-based routing. It supports both, so we can have even a single URL supporting many applications, or we can have different URLs for different applications respectively. We have both use cases.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

16%

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

Outsourcing Company

Comms Service Provider

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Outsourcing Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	6

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Large Enterprise	7

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	23
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	24

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?

The price of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is reasonable.

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What needs improvement with Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?

I don't see room for improvement to Cloudflare Web Application Firewall. One thing I don't know much about because we...

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What is your primary use case for Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?

We are using Cloudflare Web Application Firewall's advanced reporting and analytics tools with their Zero Trust, so e...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fastly?

In terms of price, I find it good, and as I mentioned, the implementation cost had some difficulty at the beginning d...

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What needs improvement with Fastly?

I think Fastly could improve by improving the documentation and having some code examples so that it is easier for de...

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What is your primary use case for Fastly?

My primary use case for Fastly is using it as a CDN to speed up my customers' access to the applications. A specific ...

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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...

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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...

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Regarding the pricing and licensing of Application Gateway, it is not cheap because the version we are using is WAF V...

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Overview

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall integrates DDoS protection, load balancing, and firewall capabilities. Its ease of use, configurability, and robust security measures make it a versatile choice for protecting web applications.

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall provides a comprehensive defense against threats with advanced reporting and robust security measures. It includes DNS integration, rate limiting, and extensive rule sets, all within a SaaS model that allows API configurability. Users value its caching, scalability, and pricing, although enhancements are needed in rate-limiting and third-party integration. Improvements in customer support, especially in India, real-time controls, and user documentation are also desired. Users seek a more intuitive dashboard, better log management, and improved alert systems, along with multitenancy capabilities and enhanced reporting.

What are the key features of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?

DDoS Protection: Shields applications from denial-of-service attacks
Load Balancing: Ensures efficient traffic distribution
DNS Integration: Enhances domain name system security
Rate Limiting: Controls traffic flow and reduces abuse
Extensive Rule Sets: Offers customizable security rules

What benefits and ROI can users find in reviews?

Scalability: Easily adapts to growing business needs
Pricing: Offers reasonable pricing structure
Caching: Improves application performance and speed
Configurable Security: Provides customizable defense settings
Efficient Management: Simplifies security and application control

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall finds application in industries like banking and retail by acting as a comprehensive security gateway, managing authentication and authorization while protecting web applications from malicious Layer 7 traffic. It also implements load balancing, CDN, and zero-trust policies, supported by advanced reporting, analytics tools, and threat scoring to meet specific industry needs.

Cloudflare

Fastly is a leading provider of content delivery network services that enhances website performance through efficient caching and real-time architecture capabilities.

Fastly integrates CDN technology with advanced web application firewall for comprehensive security. Its global infrastructure supports performance enhancement, rapid deployment, and rollback capabilities. Utilizing the VCL language allows custom caching solutions. Compute@Edge provides extensive architectural flexibility, aiding in HTML manipulation and script execution. Users benefit from its stability and reliability features for seamless network protection, log management, image optimization, and A/B testing. Challenges include limited support in mainland China, inadequate WebSocket protocol implementation, and complex pricing structures.

What are the key features of Fastly?

CDN Integration: Delivers content quickly across global Points of Presence.
Signal Sciences’ WAF: Manages security threats effectively.
VCL Language: Offers customizable caching solutions.
Compute@Edge: Enables flexible architecture for HTML manipulation.
Image Optimization: Enhances performance with dynamic image delivery.

What benefits should users consider in reviews?

Performance Enhancement: Boosts website speed and response time.
Rapid Deployment: Allows for swift implementation and rollback.
Real-Time Visibility: Provides insights into cached content management.
Security and Stability: Ensures reliability against DDoS attacks and other threats.
Flexibility: Offers diverse network protection and infrastructure capabilities.

Fastly is widely implemented in industries needing robust content delivery and security capabilities. Companies use it as a reverse proxy for media delivery, ensuring availability and optimized performance. Its rapid deployment and rollback features are particularly beneficial in technology sectors requiring agile responses to demand shifts.

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Microsoft Azure Application Gateway offers advanced traffic management and security features for web applications. It includes built-in rules, Layer 7 control, autoscaling, and integration options, providing flexibility and security for managing application traffic efficiently.

Azure Application Gateway is utilized by organizations for securing and managing web traffic with its comprehensive web application firewall, load balancing capabilities, and Layer 7 firewall rules. Known for its ease of setup and integration, the platform facilitates external application access and deploys secure services. While it enhances security with customized configurations, users note areas for improvement such as configuration complexity, pricing, third-party tool integration, and automation. Addressing these aspects can improve user experience and performance.

What are the key features of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway?

Built-in Rules: Pre-configured rules help streamline traffic management and enhance security.
Layer 7 Control: Offers detailed traffic routing and policies based on application-level information.
Real-Time Autoscaling: Automatically adjusts resources to meet demand and optimize performance.
Comprehensive WAF Protection: Guards against web vulnerabilities and potential threats.
Seamless Integration: Easily integrates with Azure services for enhanced workflow efficiency.

What benefits do users look for in reviews?

Traffic Routing: Efficiently directs application traffic based on defined rules for improved performance.
Security: Provides robust protection for internet-facing applications.
Ease of Setup: Simplifies deployment and management of applications.
Flexibility: Supports different application scenarios with customizable configurations.

Industries such as finance, healthcare, and retail implement Azure Application Gateway to protect sensitive data and manage significant web traffic. Its application deployment support and security capabilities make it suitable for businesses needing to ensure secure data exchange and reliable access to online services.

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