The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) vs Virsec Security Platform comparison

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We performed a comparison between The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) and Virsec Security Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"When configuring a web application firewall using Signal Sciences, we configure a rule whereby no one except a few people can access the application.""The product's most valuable feature is its ability to set up the rules easily."

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"We use the solution for Zero-day protection."

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Cons
"Even if we create some custom rules, Signal Sciences cannot capture some of the malicious traffic.""The areas that could be improved in Signal Sciences include the effectiveness of rules, as many didn't function optimally and required custom rule-writing to address bypasses for WAF."

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"The tool's dashboard needs to load since it is not responsive and takes time to load."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Signal Sciences is pretty cheap compared to other solutions."
  • "The product has an affordable cost."
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  • "I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The product's most valuable feature is its ability to set up the rules easily.
    Top Answer:The areas that could be improved in Signal Sciences include the effectiveness of rules, as many didn't function optimally and required custom rule-writing to address bypasses for WAF. Additionally… more »
    Top Answer:Hi Julia - I've been with Virsec as the Sr. Director, Product Marketing for the last three quarters and I have never seen a competitive opportunity arise versus Contrast. Perhaps the confusion lies in… more »
    Top Answer:We use the solution for Zero-day protection.
    Top Answer:I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten.
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    Also Known As
    Signal Sciences Next-Gen WAF, Signal Sciences RASP
    Virsec
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    Overview

    The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) provides web application and API protection, RASP, rate limiting, bot protection and DDoS purpose built to eliminate the challenges of legacy WAF.

    Virsec Security Platform (VSP) is an enterprise cybersecurity solution that continuously protects application, web and host workloads against advanced cyber threats and neutralizes zero-day exploits with zero dwell time (milliseconds). The Virsec Security Platform (VSP) aligns with Zero Trust Architectural approaches and presents a portfolio of compensating security controls that automate the enforcement of runtime execution of authorized processes, scripts, libraries and dependencies that harden Windows and Linux Host OS (Operating System) server, application, and web workloads at runtime.

    Sample Customers
    Chef, Adobe, Datadog, Etsy, GrubHub, Vimeo, SendGrid, Under Armour, Duo, AppNexus
    Broadcom, Allstate, Department of Homeland Security
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization23%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Healthcare Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Healthcare Company20%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise30%
    Large Enterprise50%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) is ranked 24th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 2 reviews while Virsec Security Platform is ranked 25th in CWPP (Cloud Workload Protection Platforms) with 1 review. The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) is rated 7.0, while Virsec Security Platform is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) writes "A good solution to implement web application firewall for applications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Virsec Security Platform writes "Helps with Zero-day protection ". The Fastly Next-Gen WAF (powered by Signal Sciences) is most compared with AWS WAF, Cloudflare, Akamai App and API Protector, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway and Imperva Web Application Firewall, whereas Virsec Security Platform is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, CrowdStrike Falcon and Trend Vision One- Cloud Security.

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