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F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF) vs. Wallarm API Security Platform

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

MetricF5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF)

by F5

Wallarm API Security Platform

by Wallarm

Overall rating4.64.7
Review count2497
Ease of use8.69.1
Ease of setup7.98.8
Quality of support8.49.5
Meets requirements9.09.1
NPS7583.870968
Small Business12.5%42.7%
Mid-Market33.3%43.8%
Enterprise54.2%13.5%
Total page views273623
Total LLM citations1,8742,798

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.

Pros

    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