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Human Defense Platform vs StackPath WAF comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Human Defense Platform
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Fraud Detection and Prevention (39th), Bot Management (9th)
StackPath WAF
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Web Application Firewall (WAF) (32nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Services solutions, they serve different purposes. Human Defense Platform is designed for Fraud Detection and Prevention and holds a mindshare of 0.7%, down 1.0% compared to last year.
StackPath WAF, on the other hand, focuses on Web Application Firewall (WAF), holds 0.2% mindshare, up 0.2% since last year.
Fraud Detection and Prevention Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Human Defense Platform0.7%
ThreatMetrix10.9%
FICO Falcon Platform7.1%
Other81.3%
Fraud Detection and Prevention
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
StackPath WAF0.2%
F5 Advanced WAF9.0%
Microsoft Azure Application Gateway7.5%
Other83.3%
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user785406 - PeerSpot reviewer
They ensure that our campaigns have run in the highest quality of settings, leading to savings on ad spending
Primary use case of this solution is to detect fraud traffic (also mark the network which is sending the fraud traffic) and block the fraud traffic. These metrics help us to minimize wasted ad spend and provide our clients an extra layer of confidence around our campaigns As a result of the…
FC
Stable product with an easy setup process
We use StackPath WAF to protect small websites for our customers The product’s most valuable is WAF. The authentication feature helps us protect WordPress sites. The product’s performance for caching feature needs improvement. It could provide high security to handle large traffic volumes for…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Retailer
13%
University
9%
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Company Size

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What do you like most about StackPath WAF?
The product’s most valuable is WAF. The authentication feature helps us protect WordPress sites.
What needs improvement with StackPath WAF?
The product’s performance for caching feature needs improvement. It could provide high security to handle large traffic volumes for multiple websites.
 

Also Known As

PerimeterX Bot Defender, BotGuard for Applications, HUMAN MediaGuard
StackPath Web Application Firewall
 

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