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AWS WAF vs. Wallarm API Security Platform

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAWS WAF

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Wallarm API Security Platform

by Wallarm

Overall rating4.34.7
Review count7297
Ease of use8.59.1
Ease of setup8.48.8
Quality of support8.99.5
Meets requirements9.19.1
NPS50.76923183.870968
Small Business33.3%42.7%
Mid-Market33.3%43.8%
Enterprise33.3%13.5%
Total page views208623
Total LLM citations1,0232,798

AWS WAF

AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall) is a security service designed to protect web applications and APIs from common web exploits and bots that can compromise security, affect availability, or consume excessive resources. By enabling users to define customizable web security rules, AWS WAF allows precise control over which traffic to allow or block, ensuring robust protection tailored to specific application needs.

Pros

  • WAF (Web Application Firewall)
  • Solutions
  • Cloud Integration
  • Custom Rules
  • DDoS Protection
  • Protection

Wallarm API Security Platform

Protect any API. In any environment. Against any threats. Wallarm is the platform security teams choose to protect cloud-native APIs. The Wallarm platform gives teams the ability to detect and block API attacks. Customers choose Wallarm because it delivers a complete inventory of their APIs, AI apps, and agentic AI, along with patented AI/ML API abuse detection, real-time blocking on day zero, and an API SOC-as-a-service. Whether you protect legacy or brand new cloud-native APIs, Wallarm’s multi-cloud platform delivers the capabilities to secure your business against emerging threats.

Pros

  • Threat Detection
  • Protection
  • Security
  • Vulnerability Detection
  • Real-time Monitoring
  • Simple