The Forrester Wave™ Web Application Firewalls, Q1 2020
The 10 Providers That Matter Most and How they Stack Up
In our 33-criterion evaluation of web application firewall (WAF) providers, we identified the 10 most significant ones — Akamai Technologies, Alibaba Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Barracuda Networks, Cloudflare, F5 Networks, Imperva, Microsoft, Radware, and Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity — and researched, analyzed, and scored them. This report shows how each provider measures up and helps security professionals select the right one for their needs. Some key takeaways include:
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Akamai Technologies and Imperva Cloud WAF lead the pack
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Expanded protection, threat intel, and SDLC are key differentiators