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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (43.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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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
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Star Rating
(681)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
FREE Open Source
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that AWS WAF excels in website protection with a rating of 9.3, providing robust defenses against common web exploits, while HAProxy also performs well in this area but has a slightly lower rating of 9.0.
- Reviewers mention that HAProxy shines in traffic controls, achieving a score of 9.1, which allows for more granular control over incoming traffic, whereas AWS WAF has a rating of 8.6 in this category.
- G2 users highlight that AWS WAF offers superior security monitoring with a score of 8.8, indicating a strong capability to detect and respond to threats, while HAProxy's score of 8.2 suggests it may not be as comprehensive in this area.
- Users on G2 appreciate HAProxy's extensibility with a high rating of 9.4, allowing for easy integration with various applications, compared to AWS WAF's score of 8.3, which indicates less flexibility.
- Reviewers say that AWS WAF provides excellent API integrations with a score of 9.1, making it easier to connect with other services, while HAProxy's score of 8.9 shows it is also capable but slightly less effective.
- Users report that both products have strong performance and reliability, but HAProxy leads with a score of 9.6, indicating it may handle high traffic loads more efficiently than AWS WAF, which has a score of 9.1.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS WAF
No pricing availableFree Trial
AWS WAF
No trial information availableHAProxy
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
45
9.2
465
Ease of Use
8.2
45
8.6
616
Ease of Setup
8.1
30
8.6
572
Ease of Admin
8.3
30
8.6
349
Quality of Support
8.8
41
9.1
352
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
29
9.1
272
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
45
9.1
482
Features by Category
Analysis
8.3
22
8.4
76
8.0
20
Feature Not Available
8.9
22
Feature Not Available
Controls
9.2
21
8.9
67
8.7
21
9.0
75
8.7
21
8.9
72
Functionality
8.8
20
Feature Not Available
8.2
19
8.9
70
Not enough data
7.8
32
Generative AI
7.7
10
Feature Not Available
Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
58
Not enough data
8.4
54
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Protection
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
58
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Resolution
Not enough data
8.9
58
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
57
Not enough data
7.6
39
Usability - Load Balancing
Not enough data
8.3
112
Not enough data
8.3
113
Not enough data
8.4
110
Not enough data
8.4
106
Performance Optimization - Load Balancing
Not enough data
8.8
108
Not enough data
8.4
106
Not enough data
8.6
108
Not enough data
8.5
105
Security & Compliance - Load Balancing
Not enough data
9.1
108
Not enough data
8.2
105
Not enough data
8.2
102
Not enough data
8.4
105
Not enough data
8.8
105
API Construction
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
API Management
Not enough data
9.1
83
Not enough data
8.8
85
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
7.9
71
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data Integration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
75
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS WAF and HAProxy are categorized as Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Unique Categories
AWS WAF has no unique categories
HAProxy is categorized as DDoS Protection, Load Balancing, Container Networking, API Management, and Bot Detection and Mitigation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS WAF
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
HAProxy
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%
Information Technology and Services
12.4%
Computer Software
11.1%
Financial Services
10.7%
Computer & Network Security
6.1%
Telecommunications
5.0%
Other
54.7%
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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
Is HAProxy a reverse proxy?
2 Comments
EV
Yes, it's a reverse proxy. Actually it's one of the best reverse proxies out there.Read more
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