Top Fastly Next-Gen WAF Alternatives & Competitors 2026

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1. Imperva Application Security Platform

4.7

Overall, our experience with Imperva WAF has been very positive. Imperva WAF delivers strong value and has met our expectations from both a usability and security standpoint.

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2. Cloudflare Application Services

By Cloudflare

4.5

(476 Ratings)

Cloudflare application service is one of the best solutions on the market at the moment.

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3. App & API Protector

By Akamai

4.8

(470 Ratings)

Akamai has always been there to support us, we have an open line with them that allows us to reach out with any type of query and there is always someone there to assist. The AAP has been instrumental in protecting our assets, Akamai has stayed on top of the game helping us to be safe in this ever changing world.

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4. AWS WAF

By Amazon Web Services (AWS)

4.4

(343 Ratings)

The WAF provides cloud native capabilities without the need to introduce 3rd party devices which can increase complexity, overheads of administration and management.

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5. FortiWeb Web Application Firewall

By Fortinet

4.8

(342 Ratings)

Perfect WAF as it uses Machine learning for each application and protects from zero-day attacks. Throughput is also very impressive.

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6. AppTrana WAAP

By Indusface

4.9

(260 Ratings)

AppTrana from Indusface is a very good WAF product and service that solves the web application security problem on an ongoing basis. We will continue to add more applications with minimal onboarding time. The new dashboards provide great insights into the environment, including its protection status, and provide quick actions to improve the security posture of the site. The Apptrana platform continues to evolve with features around attack surface management, API discovery and security and features around compliance.

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7. Radware Cloud Application Protection Services

By Radware

4.7

(255 Ratings)

My overall experience with Radware Cloud Application Protection Services has been very positive. The platform provides a comperhensive and reliable security layer for modern application, combining advanced threat detection with strong automation and visibility. The user interface is intuitive, and the dashboards make it easy to monitor threats, analyze traffic patterns, and quckly indentify potential issues

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8. NetScaler

By NetScaler

4.4

(249 Ratings)

NetScaler delivers applications with secure user connections and provides ZTNA for the users. WAF protection and Bot defence can we use for the reverse proxy application. Achieve various features like VDI Gateway, SSL VPN, RDP Proxy, SSL Offload, Content switching, AAA(Authentication, Authorization and Auditing) and Endpoint Analysis. Available with Various models offering like MPX-Hardware, VPX- Virtual etc...

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