Imperva Web Application Firewall (WAF) vs. AWS Shield
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Imperva Web Application Firewall (WAF) | AWS Shield |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.7 | 4.0 |
| Review count | 41 | 15 |
| Ease of use | 9.4 | 8.5 |
| Ease of setup | 9.2 | 8.6 |
| Quality of support | 9.1 | 8.5 |
| Meets requirements | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| NPS | 87.179487 | 26.666667 |
| Small Business | 39.0% | 40.0% |
| Mid-Market | 19.5% | 26.7% |
| Enterprise | 41.5% | 33.3% |
| Total page views | 464 | 161 |
| Total LLM citations | 4,607 | 232 |
Imperva Web Application Firewall (WAF)
As organizations increasingly rely on web applications to drive business, ensuring those applications are protected from cyber threats is essential. Imperva Web Application Firewall (WAF) delivers robust, enterprise-class protection for applications and APIs across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. With near-zero false positives and managed rules created and tested by Imperva Threat Research, more than 90% of customers deploy in blocking mode from day one.
- Protection
- Cybersecurity
- WAF (Web Application Firewall)
- Security
- Real-time Monitoring
- Customer Support
AWS Shield
AWS Shield is a managed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection service that safeguards web applications running on AWS. AWS Shield provides always-on detection and automatic inline mitigations that minimize application downtime and latency.