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Best AWS WAF Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from web application firewall software ranked against AWS WAF on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Cloudbric Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacWeb $0.17/mo8.0
    AWS WAF vs Cloudbric
  2. 2
    F5 BIG-IP APM Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.7
    AWS WAF vs F5 BIG-IP APM
  3. 3
    BunkerWeb Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    AWS WAF vs BunkerWeb
  4. 4
    Fastly Image Optimizer Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.01/mo7.3
    AWS WAF vs Fastly Image Optimizer
  5. 5
    Gcore WAAP Free plan apiWeb €25/mo7.2
    AWS WAF vs Gcore WAAP
  6. 6
    Wallarm API Security Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    AWS WAF vs Wallarm API Security
  7. 7
    ModSecurity Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.8
    AWS WAF vs ModSecurity
  8. 8
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free6.8
    AWS WAF vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  9. 9
    Cloudflare WAF Free plan Web $20/mo6.7
    AWS WAF vs Cloudflare WAF
  10. 10
    Indusface WAS Free trial Web $49.92/mo6.7
    AWS WAF vs Indusface WAS
  11. 11
    OWASP Coraza WAF Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.7
    AWS WAF vs OWASP Coraza WAF
  12. 12
    F5 WAF for NGINX Free trial Linuxself-hosted 6.6
    AWS WAF vs F5 WAF for NGINX
  13. 13
    Imperva API Security Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 6.6
    AWS WAF vs Imperva API Security
  14. 14
    Radware Alteon apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.5
    AWS WAF vs Radware Alteon
  15. 15
    Check Point CloudGuard Data Security Web 6.4
    AWS WAF vs Check Point CloudGuard Data Security
  16. 17
    Tencent Cloud CDN Web CNY 21/mo6.2
    AWS WAF vs Tencent Cloud CDN
  17. 18
    Alibaba Cloud WAF Web $140/mo6.1
    AWS WAF vs Alibaba Cloud WAF
  18. 19
    BitNinja WebLinuxiOSAndroid 6.0
    AWS WAF vs BitNinja
  19. 20
    Tencent Cloud WAF Web 6.0
    AWS WAF vs Tencent Cloud WAF
  20. 21
    DataDome API Protection WebiOSAndroid 5.9
    AWS WAF vs DataDome API Protection

AWS WAF alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Cloudbric8.0Free plan$0.17/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
2F5 BIG-IP APM7.7No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3BunkerWeb7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
4Fastly Image Optimizer7.3Free plan$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web
5Gcore WAAP7.2Free plan€25/moAPI, Web
6Wallarm API Security7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7ModSecurity6.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management6.8Free planFreeAPI, Web
9Cloudflare WAF6.7Free plan$20/moWeb
10Indusface WAS6.7No$49.92/moWeb
11OWASP Coraza WAF6.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
12F5 WAF for NGINX6.6No—Linux, self-hosted
13Imperva API Security6.6No—API, self-hosted, Web
14Radware Alteon6.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
15Check Point CloudGuard Data Security6.4No—Web
17Tencent Cloud CDN6.2NoCNY 21/moWeb
18Alibaba Cloud WAF6.1No$140/moWeb
19BitNinja6.0No—Web, Linux, iOS, Android
20Tencent Cloud WAF6.0No—Web
21DataDome API Protection5.9No—Web, iOS, Android
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Questions about AWS WAF alternatives

What is the best alternative to AWS WAF?

Cloudbric, number 1 in web application firewall software with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: F5 BIG-IP APM, BunkerWeb, Fastly Image Optimizer and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to AWS WAF?

Cloudbric is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.