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At a Glance
AWS WAF
AWS WAF
Star Rating
(68)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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ModSecurity
ModSecurity
Star Rating
(14)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (64.3% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AWS WAF vs ModSecurity

  • Reviewers felt that AWS WAF meets the needs of their business better than ModSecurity.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, AWS WAF and ModSecurity provide similar levels of assistance.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of AWS WAF over ModSecurity.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS WAF
No pricing available
ModSecurity
No pricing available
Free Trial
AWS WAF
No trial information available
ModSecurity
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
45
8.5
14
Ease of Use
8.2
45
8.9
14
Ease of Setup
8.1
30
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.3
30
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.8
41
8.8
13
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
29
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
45
7.3
13
Features by Category
Web Application Firewall (WAF)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.5
27
Not enough data
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS WAF
AWS WAF
ModSecurity
ModSecurity
AWS WAF and ModSecurity are categorized as Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Unique Categories
AWS WAF
AWS WAF has no unique categories
ModSecurity
ModSecurity has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS WAF
AWS WAF
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
36.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
31.1%
ModSecurity
ModSecurity
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
64.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Reviewers' Industry
AWS WAF
AWS WAF
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%
ModSecurity
ModSecurity
Computer Software
64.3%
Oil & Energy
7.1%
Information Technology and Services
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
7.1%
Financial Services
7.1%
Other
7.1%
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AWS WAF
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ModSecurity
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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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ModSecurity
ModSecurity Discussions
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