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AWS WAF vs Wordfence Security

AWS WAF

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Wordfence Security

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FigureAWS WAFWordfence Security
Price from—$12.42/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYesYes
APIYes—
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published14
Spec score · Web Security Software7.6 (#8)7.5 (#10)
Spec score · Web Application Firewall Software7.5 (#14)7.5 (#17)
IntegrationsAWS WAF charges are additional to pricing for CloudFront, Cognito, Application Load Balancer, API Gateway, AppSync, and Shield Advanced.Wordfence Central can send security event notifications by email, SMS, Slack, and Discord.
SupportAWS offers pricing assistance through specialists who can provide a personalized quote.Free plugin users can seek help through volunteer forums, while Premium includes ticket support and Response offers a one-hour incident response time.

Plans

AWS WAF

  • Usage-based AWS WAFPrice not published

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Wordfence Security

  • Wordfence FreeFree
  • Wordfence Premium$149 a year
  • Wordfence Care$590 a year
  • Wordfence Response$1,250 a year

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In their own words

AWS WAF

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Wordfence Security

Wordfence Security is a WordPress plugin for protecting self-hosted sites, with an endpoint Web Application Firewall, malware scanner, login controls, and live traffic views. The firewall identifies and blocks malicious traffic at the WordPress endpoint. Scanning covers core files, themes, and plugins for malware, backdoors, redirects, code injections, and known vulnerabilities. Login security includes passkeys, two-factor authentication, CAPTCHA, and brute-force protection. Wordfence Central is free for users and can manage sites, launch scans, apply configuration templates, and send alerts through email, SMS, Slack, and Discord. The free plan costs nothing, scans every three days, and receives firewall and malware-signature updates with a 30-day delay. Premium costs $149 a year; Care costs $590 a year; Response costs $1,250 a year. Paid plans provide real-time updates, while each plugin installation requires a unique license key.

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