Compare AWS WAF and Amazon CloudFront

At a Glance
AWS WAF
AWS WAF
Star Rating
(69)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Amazon CloudFront
Amazon CloudFront
Star Rating
(189)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon CloudFront

AWS WAF vs Amazon CloudFront

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found AWS WAF easier to use and administer. However, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up, and both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Amazon CloudFront meets the needs of their business better than AWS WAF.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that AWS WAF is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of AWS WAF over Amazon CloudFront.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS WAF
No pricing available
Amazon CloudFront
No pricing available
Free Trial
AWS WAF
No trial information available
Amazon CloudFront
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
46
9.1
161
Ease of Use
8.2
46
8.0
164
Ease of Setup
8.1
31
8.1
106
Ease of Admin
8.2
31
8.0
103
Quality of Support
8.7
42
8.2
135
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
30
8.8
100
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
46
8.7
157
Features by Category
Content Delivery Network (CDN)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.3
127
Content
Not enough data
9.1
119
Not enough data
8.7
101
Not enough data
7.8
109
Agentic AI - Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
9.2
111
Not enough data
8.6
90
Management
Not enough data
7.9
116
Not enough data
7.6
107
Not enough data
7.9
104
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
98
Not enough data
7.7
75
Web Application Firewall (WAF)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.5
28
Not enough data
Analysis
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
Controls
9.2
21
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
21
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
10
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS WAF
AWS WAF
Amazon CloudFront
Amazon CloudFront
AWS WAF and Amazon CloudFront share no categories
Unique Categories
AWS WAF
AWS WAF is categorized as Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Amazon CloudFront
Amazon CloudFront is categorized as Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS WAF
AWS WAF
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
32.3%
Amazon CloudFront
Amazon CloudFront
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
47.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
18.5%
Reviewers' Industry
AWS WAF
AWS WAF
Information Technology and Services
21.0%
Computer Software
9.7%
Retail
8.1%
Computer & Network Security
8.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.1%
Other
45.2%
Amazon CloudFront
Amazon CloudFront
Information Technology and Services
18.5%
Computer Software
15.2%
Internet
7.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
Entertainment
4.5%
Other
48.3%
Alternatives
AWS WAF
AWS WAF Alternatives
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Amazon CloudFront
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Discussions
AWS WAF
AWS WAF Discussions
What is AWS WAF used for?
1 Comment
Prashant G.
PG
Web application firewalls are used for protection of web applications from owasp top 10 vulnerabilities basis on different CVEs. AWS WAF is nothing but...Read more
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Amazon CloudFront
Amazon CloudFront Discussions
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