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Best F5 WAF for NGINX Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from web application firewall software ranked against F5 WAF for NGINX on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Cloudbric Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacWeb $0.17/mo8.0
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs Cloudbric
  2. 2
    BitNinja Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $6/mo7.7
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs BitNinja
  3. 3
    F5 BIG-IP APM Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.7
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs F5 BIG-IP APM
  4. 4
    BunkerWeb Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs BunkerWeb
  5. 5
    Fastly Image Optimizer Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.01/mo7.3
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs Fastly Image Optimizer
  6. 6
    SafeLine Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb $10/mo7.3
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs SafeLine
  7. 7
    Security Ninja Free plan self-hostedWeb $9.92/mo7.3
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs Security Ninja
  8. 8
    Gcore WAAP Free plan apiWeb €25/mo7.2
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs Gcore WAAP
  9. 9
    Haltdos Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $30/mo7.1
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs Haltdos
  10. 10
    Wallarm API Security Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs Wallarm API Security
  11. 11
    Hide My WP Ghost Free plan self-hostedWeb $2.42/mo6.9
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs Hide My WP Ghost
  12. 12
    ModSecurity Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.8
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs ModSecurity
  13. 13
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free6.8
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  14. 14
    Cloudflare WAF Free plan Web $20/mo6.7
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs Cloudflare WAF
  15. 15
    Indusface WAS Free trial Web $49.92/mo6.7
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs Indusface WAS
  16. 16
    OWASP Coraza WAF Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.7
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs OWASP Coraza WAF
  17. 17
    DataDome API Protection AndroidapiiOSWeb $3,830/mo6.6
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs DataDome API Protection
  18. 19
    Imperva API Security Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 6.6
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs Imperva API Security
  19. 20
    Radware Alteon apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.5
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs Radware Alteon
  20. 21
    Check Point CloudGuard Data Security Web 6.4
    F5 WAF for NGINX vs Check Point CloudGuard Data Security

F5 WAF for NGINX alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Cloudbric8.0Free plan$0.17/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
2BitNinja7.7Free plan$6/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3F5 BIG-IP APM7.7Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4BunkerWeb7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
5Fastly Image Optimizer7.3Free plan$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web
6SafeLine7.3Free plan$10/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
7Security Ninja7.3Free plan$9.92/moself-hosted, Web
8Gcore WAAP7.2Free plan€25/moAPI, Web
9Haltdos7.1Free plan$30/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10Wallarm API Security7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
11Hide My WP Ghost6.9Free plan$2.42/moself-hosted, Web
12ModSecurity6.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management6.8Free planFreeAPI, Web
14Cloudflare WAF6.7Free plan$20/moWeb
15Indusface WAS6.7No$49.92/moWeb
16OWASP Coraza WAF6.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
17DataDome API Protection6.6No$3,830/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
19Imperva API Security6.6API, self-hosted, Web
20Radware Alteon6.5API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
21Check Point CloudGuard Data Security6.4Web
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Questions about F5 WAF for NGINX alternatives

What is the best alternative to F5 WAF for NGINX?

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

What is the best free alternative to F5 WAF for NGINX?

Cloudbric is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 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.