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WAF & API Protection
Web application firewalls, bot management, and API protection sitting in front of public apps.
Cloudflare WAF
Cloudflare
Most widely deployed cloud WAF, bundled with CDN and bot defense.
F5 Distributed Cloud / BIG-IP AWAF
F5
Enterprise WAF standard for on-prem and hybrid app protection.
Akamai App & API Protector
Akamai
Edge WAF and bot management on the largest content network.
Imperva WAF
Imperva / Thales
Specialist WAF/API security with a long enterprise AppSec franchise.
AWS WAF
Amazon Web Services
Default WAF for workloads already on CloudFront and ALB.
Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Fastly
Signal Sciences–based WAF popular with engineering teams.
FortiWeb
Fortinet
WAF for Fortinet network security stacks.
Barracuda WAF
Barracuda
Mid-market WAF and application security.