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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (53.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
AWS WAF
Star Rating
(68)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about AWS WAFF5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
Star Rating
(15)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (53.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)AWS WAF vs F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) easier to use. However, AWS WAF is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with AWS WAF overall.
- Reviewers felt that AWS WAF meets the needs of their business better than F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM).
- 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 F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM).
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS WAF
No pricing availableF5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
No pricing availableFree Trial
AWS WAF
No trial information availableF5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
45
8.8
11
Ease of Use
8.2
45
8.3
10
Ease of Setup
8.1
30
7.2
6
Ease of Admin
8.3
30
8.1
6
Quality of Support
8.8
41
8.5
10
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
29
8.1
6
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
45
7.9
11
Features by Category
Analysis
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
Controls
9.2
21
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
10
Not enough data
Network Security Policy Management (NSPM)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Maintenance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS WAF and F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) share no categories
Unique Categories
AWS WAF is categorized as Web Application Firewall (WAF)
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is categorized as Network Security Policy Management (NSPM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS WAF
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
21.3%
Computer Software
9.8%
Marketing and Advertising
8.2%
Computer & Network Security
8.2%
Retail
6.6%
Other
45.9%
Computer Networking
13.3%
Translation and Localization
6.7%
Retail
6.7%
Public Relations and Communications
6.7%
Internet
6.7%
Other
60.0%
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Discussions
What is AWS WAF used for?
1 Comment
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
AWS WAF has no more discussions with answers
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) has no discussions with answers
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