# AWS WAF vs AppTrana Comparison

| | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.8 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 72 | 33 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (33.8% of reviews) | Mid-Market (53.1% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | $99.00 | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### AWS WAF

Pros:
- WAF (Web Application Firewall) (2 reviews)
- Cloud Integration (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Complex Configuration (1 reviews)
- Expensive (1 reviews)

### AppTrana

Pros:
- Protection (11 reviews)
- Cybersecurity (9 reviews)

Cons:
- Difficult Reporting (2 reviews)
- Complex Setup (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.9 (49 reviews) | 9.6 (26 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.2 (49 reviews) | 9.2 (26 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.1 (34 reviews) | 9.0 (19 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.2 (32 reviews) | 9.3 (18 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (45 reviews) | 9.9 (26 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.8 (31 reviews) | 9.6 (18 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.0 (49 reviews) | 9.5 (24 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### AWS WAF

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### AppTrana

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: AppTrana Advance

Price: $99.00

Description: Continuous Site Security

Key Features:
- External Attack Surface Monitoring
- Unlimited Automated Scanning
- Normal Crawler

[Browse all 5 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/apptrana/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Website Security

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS WAF** | N/A | N/A |
| **AppTrana** | 9.6/10 | 21 |

#### Administration

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **Content Delivery** | Not enough data | 9.3 (18 reviews) | 
| **Dashboard & Reporting** | Not enough data | 9.4 (19 reviews) | 
| **Alerting** | Not enough data | 9.5 (19 reviews) | 

#### Risk Analysis

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **Blacklist and Whitelist** | Not enough data | 9.6 (19 reviews) | 
| **Vulnerability Assessment** | Not enough data | 9.9 (19 reviews) | 
| **Security Auditing** | Not enough data | 9.7 (18 reviews) | 

#### Threat Protection

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **Firewall** | Not enough data | 9.8 (18 reviews) | 
| **DDoS Protection** | Not enough data | 9.5 (18 reviews) | 
| **Malware Detection** | Not enough data | 9.7 (18 reviews) | 
| **Malware Removal** | Not enough data | 9.5 (18 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | 9.4 (9 reviews) | 

### Web Application Firewall (WAF)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS WAF** | 8.6/10 | 32 |
| **AppTrana** | 9.6/10 | 23 |

#### Analysis

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **Logging and Reporting** | 8.4 (25 reviews) | 9.6 (23 reviews) | 
| **Issue Tracking** | 8.1 (22 reviews) | 9.6 (23 reviews) | 
| **Security Monitoring** | 8.9 (26 reviews) | 9.8 (22 reviews) | 

#### Controls

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **Application-Layer Controls ** | 9.3 (23 reviews) | 9.7 (23 reviews) | 
| **Traffic Controls** | 8.7 (25 reviews) | 9.6 (23 reviews) | 
| **Network Controls** | 8.9 (24 reviews) | 9.5 (22 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **API / Integrations** | 9.0 (23 reviews) | 9.5 (17 reviews) | 
| **Extensibility** | 8.3 (21 reviews) | 9.6 (19 reviews) | 
| **Bot Traffic** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | 7.7 (10 reviews) | 9.5 (10 reviews) | 

### API Security

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS WAF** | N/A | N/A |
| **AppTrana** | N/A | N/A |

#### API Management 

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **API Discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **API Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Change Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security Testing

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **Compliance Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **API Verification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **API Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security Management

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **Security and Policy Enforcement** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Anomoly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Bot Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### AI Security Solutions

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS WAF** | N/A | N/A |
| **AppTrana** | N/A | N/A |

#### Model Protection - AI Security Solutions

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **Input Hardening** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Input/Output Inspection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integrity Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Model Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Runtime Monitoring - AI Security Solutions

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Behavior Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Trail** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Policy Enforcement and Compliance - AI Security Solutions

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scalable Governance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Shadow AI** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Policy‑as‑Code for AI Assets** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Bot Detection and Mitigation

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS WAF** | N/A | N/A |
| **AppTrana** | N/A | N/A |

#### Bot Detection & Classification - Bot Detection and Mitigation

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **Bot Traffic Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Good Bot Identification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Malicious Bot Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Protection & Mitigation - Bot Detection and Mitigation

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **Automated Bot Mitigation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **API Abuse Protection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Account Takeover Protection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### AI-Powered Detection & Intelligence - Bot Detection and Mitigation

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI-Powered Bot Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Agent & LLM Traffic Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive AI Threat Response** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Cloud Security

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS WAF** | N/A | N/A |
| **AppTrana** | N/A | N/A |

#### Cloud Visibility

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Registry** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Gap Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data loss Prevention** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security Auditing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Identity

| Feature | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **SSO** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Governance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Web Application Firewalls (WAF)](https://www.g2.com/categories/web-application-firewall-waf)


**Unique to AppTrana (4):** [AI Security Solutions Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-security-solutions), [API Security Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/api-security), [Website Security Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/website-security), [Bot Detection and Mitigation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/bot-detection-and-mitigation)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | AWS WAF | AppTrana | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 33.8% | 25.0% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 33.8% | 53.1% | 
| **Enterprise** | 32.3% | 21.9% | 

### By Industry

#### AWS WAF

- **Information Technology and Services:** 21.5%
- **Computer Software:** 9.2%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 7.7%
- **Retail:** 7.7%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 7.7%
- **Banking:** 4.6%
- **Financial Services:** 4.6%
- **Internet:** 4.6%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.6%
- **Consumer Goods:** 3.1%
- **Other:** 24.6%

#### AppTrana

- **Computer Software:** 18.8%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 15.6%
- **Financial Services:** 9.4%
- **Telecommunications:** 6.3%
- **Banking:** 6.3%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 6.3%
- **Aviation & Aerospace:** 3.1%
- **Chemicals:** 3.1%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 3.1%
- **Consumer Electronics:** 3.1%
- **Other:** 25.0%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to AWS WAF

- [F5 NGINX](https://www.g2.com/products/f5-nginx/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (107 reviews)
- [Sucuri](https://www.g2.com/products/sucuri/reviews) — 3.3/5 stars (48 reviews)
- [ModSecurity](https://www.g2.com/products/modsecurity/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (14 reviews)
- [Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (601 reviews)
- [Google Cloud Armor](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-armor/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (23 reviews)
- [Imperva Web Application Firewall (WAF)](https://www.g2.com/products/imperva-web-application-firewall-waf/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (41 reviews)
- [Barracuda Web Application Firewall](https://www.g2.com/products/barracuda-web-application-firewall/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (14 reviews)
- [Azure Application Gateway](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-application-gateway/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (160 reviews)
- [HAProxy](https://www.g2.com/products/haproxy/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (899 reviews)
- [Azure Web Application Firewall](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-web-application-firewall/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (31 reviews)

### Alternatives to AppTrana

- [Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (601 reviews)
- [HAProxy](https://www.g2.com/products/haproxy/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (899 reviews)
- [Fingerprint](https://www.g2.com/products/fingerprintjs-fingerprint/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (395 reviews)
- [Postman](https://www.g2.com/products/postman/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1782 reviews)
- [Wiz](https://www.g2.com/products/wiz-wiz/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (795 reviews)
- [Microsoft Defender for Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (310 reviews)
- [Tenable Nessus](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-nessus/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (302 reviews)
- [Orca Security](https://www.g2.com/products/orca-security/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (271 reviews)
- [DataDome](https://www.g2.com/products/datadome/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (232 reviews)
- [apisec.ai](https://www.g2.com/products/apisec-ai/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (230 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### AWS WAF

- Title: [What is AWS WAF used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-aws-waf-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Web application firewalls are used for protection of web applications from owasp top 10 vulnerabilities basis on different CVEs. AWS WAF is nothing but..."

### AppTrana

- Title: [What is WAF service?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-waf-service) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "its Web application Firewall that acts as a gateway to your web application traffic and has policies in place to block attack attempts trying to exploit your..."
- Title: [What is AppTrana?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-apptrana) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "AppTran is a Web application and API protection/  from Indusface that includes
a- Web and API protection/ firewall 
b-  Web and API security assessment and..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/aws-waf-vs-apptrana)