F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF) vs. HAProxy
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF) | HAProxy |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| Review count | 24 | 914 |
| Ease of use | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Ease of setup | 7.9 | 8.8 |
| Quality of support | 8.4 | 9.2 |
| Meets requirements | 9.0 | 9.3 |
| NPS | 75 | 78.169791 |
| Small Business | 12.5% | 20.9% |
| Mid-Market | 33.3% | 42.8% |
| Enterprise | 54.2% | 36.2% |
| Total page views | 273 | 3,044 |
| Total LLM citations | 1,874 | 9,797 |
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF)
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF) is built on proven F5 technology to proactively detect and mitigate bots, secure credentials and sensitive data, and defend against application denial-of-service (DoS). Advanced WAF is offered as an appliance, virtual edition, and as a managed service—providing automated WAF services that meet complex deployment and management requirements while protecting your apps with great precision.
HAProxy
HAProxy is an open-source software load balancer and reverse proxy for TCP, QUIC, and HTTP-based applications. It provides high availability, load balancing, and best-in-class SSL processing. HAProxy One is an application delivery and security platform that combines the HAProxy core with enterprise-grade security layers, management and orchestration, cloud-native integration, and more.
- Ease of Use
- Load Balancing
- Reliability
- Performance
- Performance Optimization
- Configuration Ease