--- title: Azure Web Application Firewall Reviews meta\_title: 'Azure Web Application Firewall Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 31 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Azure Web Application Firewall works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.4 review\_count: 31 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: "DevSecOps\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t" url: https://www.g2.com/categories/devsecops --- # Azure Web Application Firewall Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Azure Web Application Firewall but has limited features. Are you part of the Azure Web Application Firewall team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Azure Web Application Firewall is a cloud-native security service designed to protect web applications and APIs from common web vulnerabilities and attacks, such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting. By integrating seamlessly with Azure services like Application Gateway, Front Door, and Content Delivery Network , Azure WAF offers centralized protection, ensuring the security and availability of web applications without the need for modifications to backend code. Key Features and Functionality: - Managed Rule Sets: Azure WAF provides pre-configured rule sets that are regularly updated to defend against the latest threats, including the OWASP Top 10 security risks. - Customizable Rules and Policies: Users can create custom rules tailored to specific application requirements, allowing for granular control over security measures. - Real-Time Monitoring and Logging: Integrated with Azure Monitor, Azure WAF offers detailed logging and real-time monitoring of security events, enabling prompt detection and response to potential threats. - Flexible Deployment Options: Azure WAF can be deployed with Azure Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, and Azure CDN, providing versatile options to suit various architectural needs. - Bot Protection and DDoS Mitigation: The service includes features to detect and block malicious bot traffic and offers protection against Distributed Denial of Service attacks at the network edge. Primary Value and Problem Solved: Azure Web Application Firewall addresses the critical need for robust web application security by providing centralized protection against a wide range of web-based attacks. By leveraging managed and custom rule sets, real-time monitoring, and seamless integration with other Azure services, Azure WAF simplifies security management, reduces the risk of data breaches, and ensures the continuous availability of web applications. This comprehensive approach allows organizations to focus on delivering their services without compromising on security. * * * Seller [Microsoft](https://www.g2.com/sellers/microsoft) Discussions [Azure Web Application Firewall Community](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-web-application-firewall/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Derek Mathis Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Cloudflare Application Security and Performance") Cloudflare Application Security and Performance 4.5/5(699) ](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews) [ ![HAProxy](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "HAProxy") HAProxy 4.7/5(912) ](https://www.g2.com/products/haproxy/reviews) [ ![AWS WAF](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "AWS WAF") AWS WAF 4.3/5(72) ](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-waf/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-web-application-firewall/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 31 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Sourabh S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sourabh S.") SS Sourabh S. Scientist C Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/16/2022 "AZURE Web Application Firewall is a product fit for your web application for security." 4/5 What do you like best about Azure Web Application Firewall? Rule set is the wonderful feature for web application firewall. Support is really commendable. Rule set is best thing. best in class among competitors. Best among them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Web Application Firewall? nothing is bad about azure web application firewall No everything looks good to me. By giving more documentation and examples about it. I want to improve the security of the application to enhance multifold. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? addition of security layer to your web application. I security of my applicaton . Yes now I need not worry about my security of application. Not traced it yet but it seems promising. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite DM Denish M. Quality Assurance Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/6/2022 "Make sure you will use V2 of Azure Web Application Firewall" 4/5 What do you like best about Azure Web Application Firewall? Products a easy to use but depends on the workload not all workloads works fine with the WAF, specially if there are old workloads \<10y old , test it first and it is an easy setup and tuning could be harder depends on the needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Web Application Firewall? As of now only one thing i dislike about the product which is not suitable for ipv6. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? Using this product we are solving basically two problem like improve compliance & risk management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Ravi k.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ravi k.") RK Ravi k. Event Manager Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/15/2022 "Good for web application" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Azure Web Application Firewall? It is good for web application protection from threat protection & attacks. Azure Firewall is very scalable and easy to integrate and manage all things are easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Web Application Firewall? It is expensive in compare to other cloud services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? We use Azure Web Application Firewall for our application layer security and it protects the application from various attacks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Kumar A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kumar A.") KA Kumar A. Vice president Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/13/2022 "It does authentication as well as Load balancer." 4/5 What do you like best about Azure Web Application Firewall? Authentication & loadbancer which does user identity validation at the same time balance the traffic as well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Web Application Firewall? Not applicable, as i am satisfied with its security & load balancing features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? It is helping us in the term of my user identity validation & balances the load which helps us to uniformly utilize our VM. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Anshul J.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Anshul J.") AJ Anshul J. Data Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/17/2022 "Azure's security is top of line effective and reliable." 4/5 What do you like best about Azure Web Application Firewall? Very secure and reliable. fully cloud-based so no risk of managing from on premise network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Web Application Firewall? It is meant to be used by professionals, not very easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? It gives full protection against SQL injections and scripting as it uses a virtual network for securing outgoing and incoming traffic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Munikanth P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Munikanth P.") MP Munikanth P. DevOps Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/13/2022 "My review" 4/5 What do you like best about Azure Web Application Firewall? Azure web application firewall is best service from azure cloud inorder to protect your application & maintain security Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Web Application Firewall? Azure application Web firewall has useful more likely it is very essential for any application Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? Inorder to protect the application from any attacks from hackers like DDOS et., Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Education Management](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Education Management") UE Verified User in Education Management Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/8/2022 "Easy to setup" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Azure Web Application Firewall? In azure web application Firewall we like the best is easy to setup and config its services to any application. genrally in 1 day we can setup and config policy on application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Web Application Firewall? services are good but it's really too expensive or I say Microsoft cloud services are costly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? We run application rules on it, set up firewall policies and rule on web applications. It benefits us in easy setup and is less complex. it secures our application from attacks and third-party access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Faraz A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Faraz A.") FA Faraz A. M Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/11/2022 "Recommended solution for cloud services" 4/5 What do you like best about Azure Web Application Firewall? The Azure resource manager is an excellent tool for protecting our cloud applications. It's a firewall for your resources. This software, along with our current security measures, will ensure that your data is safe and secure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Web Application Firewall? I have no complaints about the program, though I do wish it was less expensive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? The program is a reliable way of storing and using data, which protects our most important information from being stolen. Our Azure firewall has made our cloud network more secure, and no-one can break its security. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 9/14/2021 "Secure Firewall that works like a drag and drop feature, so simple and effective" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Azure Web Application Firewall? We have deployed a web application to the Azure environment and published it with the HTTPS connections. Afterward, we have enabled Azure Web Application Firewall and configured the rules that define the IPs to be validated and IPs to be blocked. It has a great feature to ban automatically untrusted IP addresses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Web Application Firewall? Actually, the rules take some time to be applied. Also, sometimes the system is not working well with the DDOS protection module of Azure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? What we solve is to provide some outbound security to our blockchain-based critical-web-application since the application side is more secure with the Firewall. We have benefited from the ease and the auto untrusted IP ban feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ## Questions about Azure Web Application Firewall? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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