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

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

MetricWallarm API Security Platform

by Wallarm

F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF)

by F5

Overall rating4.74.6
Review count9724
Ease of use9.18.6
Ease of setup8.87.9
Quality of support9.58.4
Meets requirements9.19.0
NPS83.87096875
Small Business42.7%12.5%
Mid-Market43.8%33.3%
Enterprise13.5%54.2%
Total page views623273
Total LLM citations2,7981,874

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

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