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Huawei Cloud WAF vs Imperva Application Security Platform comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 22, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Huawei Cloud WAF
Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
42nd
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Imperva Application Securit...
Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
147
Ranking in other categories
CDN (2nd), Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection (4th), Bot Management (1st), API Security (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the mindshare of Huawei Cloud WAF is 0.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Imperva Application Security Platform is 7.4%, down from 7.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Imperva Application Security Platform7.4%
Huawei Cloud WAF0.7%
Other91.9%
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
 

Featured Reviews

Chinedu Omenogor - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Operations Engineer at Galaxy Backbone Ltd
Easy to use, but its feature set could be expanded to mirror what currently exists on the public cloud
We have a private cloud leveraging Huawei technology. We use Huawei Cloud WAF to provide cloud services for governments, ministries, departments, and some private sector organizations The most valuable feature of Huawei Cloud WAF is its ease of use. It would be good if the solution's feature set…
reviewer2818155 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Associate at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Application protection has improved and reporting and dashboards still need refinement
I believe Imperva Application Security Platform should have a more interactive wizard. While the dashboard is good, it could be more eye-catching. Based on my perspective, I recommend modifying the dashboards, especially the main dashboard where I can see the traffic hit count, alerts, and other latest information. In terms of reporting, I find it challenging to create reports; in my earlier days, it was difficult. Over time, I have learned how to create reports, but it should be easier to do so. I have used other tools such as firewalls or SolarWinds, where creating a report is straightforward and does not take much time, unlike in Imperva, where I have to add many elements. Modifications in the integration aspects would also be beneficial.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Huawei Cloud WAF is its ease of use."
"Incapsula has provided heightened visibility and awareness at management level on the actual threat landscape; it paves the way for easier approval for security-related implementations and projects."
"The three-second service level agreement is already better than the competition."
"Compared to other web application firewalls in the market, Imperva does things in the most accurate way."
"The most valuable feature of Imperva DDoS is to make our website available for our customers' requests 24 hours a day."
"The solution is very scalable; it is one of the most important features, and you can also expand resources and features as well."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is that it is easy to configure."
"It mitigates all of the availabilities of risks around web applications."
"The implementation of Imperva Cloud WAF is easy, and because it is a cloud solution with no appliance to install, the actual installation will only take a few hours and full implementation can be completed within 24 hours."
 

Cons

"It would be good if the solution's feature set could be expanded to mirror what currently exists on the public cloud."
"Latency concerns customers, especially in regions like East and West Africa, where traffic has to travel to South Africa before returning."
"The firewall aspect of the solution needs improvement."
"I would rate the solution as an 8 out of 10, simply because of the difficulty of operation management. It's a complicated tool to keep."
"Technical support is probably the biggest drawback."
"The main reason it is not a perfect ten is regarding support. At times, having to reach the support team takes eight hours to ten hours maximum."
"They guarantee to fix your problem within 15 minutes, but they don’t always keep their word."
"The price of this solution is a little bit high compared to competitors."
"The tool's UI is complicated. It would be best to have a more accessible UI dashboard to make the job easier."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"For enterprise contracts you will be in touch with a dedicated account manager who will guide you regarding licensing."
"Everybody complains about the price of this solution."
"There is a license or subscription renewal that our customers pay."
"Varies depending on the needs of the customer."
"The solution's pricing is an issue."
"The cost is on par with other solutions such as Cloudflare and Akamai."
"The pricing is somewhat expensive. It is actually a huge investment when compared to other countries."
"It is a very affordable solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
15%
Insurance Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business88
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise70
 

Questions from the Community

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Which Web Application Firewall (WAF) would you recommend? R&S or Imperva?
Imperva is a strong choice, given their security focus and ongoing R&D into the product in areas such as bot management.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Imperva DDoS?
The pricing, setup costs, and licensing of Imperva DDoS are reasonable for the amount of technical capabilities provided. I would rate the pricing of Imperva DDoS as five, where one is very cheap a...
What needs improvement with Imperva DDoS?
I would like to see improvements in the pooling of threats and attacks, possibly to enlarge the scale of indicators of compromise. For example, the initiation of an attack on the endpoint level cou...
 

Also Known As

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Imperva Bot Management, Imperva Web Application Firewall, Imperva API Security
 

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Sample Customers

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Hitachi, BNZ, Bitstamp, Moz, InnoGames, BTCChina, Wix, LivePerson, Zillow and more.
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