F5 Advanced WAF vs Indusface AppTrana comparison

F5 and Indusface are both solutions in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category. F5 is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.3, while Indusface is ranked #27 with an average rating of 9.5. F5 holds a 7.5% mindshare in WAF, compared to Indusface’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of F5 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Indusface users who would recommend it.

F5 Advanced WAF

Read 73 F5 Advanced WAF reviews

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98% willing to recommend

Indusface AppTrana

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428 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

F5 Advanced WAF

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between F5 Advanced WAF and Indusface AppTrana based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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F5 Advanced WAF vs. Indusface AppTrana

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Categories and Ranking

F5 Advanced WAF

Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)

2nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Indusface AppTrana

Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)

27th

Average Rating

9.6

Reviews Sentiment

4.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection (20th), Bot Management (12th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the mindshare of F5 Advanced WAF is 7.5%, down from 10.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Indusface AppTrana is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Web Application Firewall (WAF) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
F5 Advanced WAF	7.5%
Indusface AppTrana	0.5%
Other	92.0%

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Featured Reviews

Kallamuddin Ansari

Cyber Security Consultant at ProTechmanize

Application security has protected critical banking services while policy learning minimizes false blocks

F5 Advanced WAF performs well overall, but I have noticed some points that could enhance the solution. Initially, policy tuning could be simpler, as while the learning engine is powerful, initial tuning still requires experienced engineers, which can be challenging for new teams due to the complexity of options and parameters. A more guided and simple tuning workflow would help reduce the learning curve. Additionally, tighter native integration with SIEM or SOAR tools would simplify correlation and investigations for security teams, although log exports are available. Overall, these are not blockers, merely enhancement opportunities, and once tuned, F5 Advanced WAF is very stable and reliable; improving usability, reporting, and onboarding would make it even more effective for larger environments.

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Arshad Nr

Senior Security Consultant at CyberNxt Solutions LLP

Provides comprehensive executive vulnerability scanning report for applications

Dashboards are very helpful for showcasing Top 5 attacked applications, Top 5 Vulnerable applications, and Top 5 Vulnerabilities affected in Applications. It helped me to prioritize the resources to secure and showcase the same to management. We don't need to analyze manually to identify all the applications and logs to find top priorities. The Apptrana helped to identify it.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"There is no need to worry about updating signatures because WAF will automatically update the signatures for you."

"With F5 Advanced WAF, it was protection for online publications and for our customers that caused us to choose the platform."

"The best solution for WAF."

"It can scale."

"I like all of the features, but the main one is the attack signatures."

"The most valuable features of this solution are the WAF protection, Data Safe, and the seven-layer DDoS."

"It's flexible and powerful, and the users can input their own rules to the system."

"Good technology for mitigating different application attacks, e.g. DDoS, DNS, and layer seven attacks."

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"We use Indusface AppTrana as a firewall."

"AppTrana helped us to protect the public-hosted Web, API, and Mobile applications by acting as a strong WAF solution which has Machine learning compatibility that analyzes and blocks the Behavior DDoS attacks."

Cons

"The overall price of F5 Advanced WAF could improve."

"I would not expect traffic details to pass through the web application firewall across the length of the whole application. I think that there is a web application where it can let the application function without traffic going in into the WAF."

"I would like to see the API Protection improved."

"While F5 Advanced WAF does limit the number of partners in certain regions to ensure successful business transactions, they could also benefit from expanding their partnerships and making it easier for more people to learn about and become experts in F5 Advanced WAF. By doing so, they could increase the reach and exposure of their solution, similar to how Cisco has become widely recognized in the security industry."

"The contextual-based component needs a lot of help to catch up with the next-gen products."

"The interface is old-looking, it's not modern, which is why it's not always comfortable to use."

"The product could be more user-friendly for administrators."

"F5 Advanced WAF sells perpetual licenses as perpetual assets during sales without informing me that support ends after a few years."

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"The solution should add an enhanced dashboard to make it easy to navigate."

"AppTrana should improve its backend and frontend connections and loading speed. It is slower compared to other cloud solutions and sometimes it does not sync properly with front-end options and backend."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"F5 Advanced WAF is not a cost-effective solution. Although they are attempting to reduce prices with their VE and cloud options, they are more expensive than other solutions. The solution is more expensive on average."

"I don't have any issue with the pricing of this solution."

"There are different licenses available to use F5 Advanced WAF, such as BT, ASM, and LPM."

"It's more expensive than other solutions and depending on the modules, there can be additional fees."

"There are various plans available for Fortinet FortiWeb Cloud WAF as a Service, including a trial version."

"The price of the solution is reasonable when compared with other products, such as FortiWeb. I am very satisfied with the price."

"The solution is very expensive so should only be used in the right environment."

"The pricing of F5 Advanced WAF is more expensive than other solutions like Radware and CD18, it is quite high."

More F5 Advanced WAF pricing and cost advice

"Indusface AppTrana is an affordable and cost-effective solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

12%

Government

Manufacturing Company

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	26
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	31

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about F5 Advanced WAF?

It's a fairly easy-to-use and user-friendly tool. My administrators and team also like its ability to customize the rules per the requirements.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 Advanced WAF?

Regarding the price, I think the cost is a bit higher compared to others. Earlier we were using Radware, and compared to Radware, it is very high. However, it is providing more features than Radwar...

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What needs improvement with F5 Advanced WAF?

In terms of additional features I would like to see from them in the future, I think the GTM is a bit complicated to configure, which I observed. Otherwise, LTM and WAF are straightforward. I faced...

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What do you like most about Indusface AppTrana?

We use Indusface AppTrana as a firewall.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Indusface AppTrana?

Indusface AppTrana is an affordable and cost-effective solution.

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What needs improvement with Indusface AppTrana?

AppTrana should improve its backend and frontend connections and loading speed. It is slower compared to other cloud solutions and sometimes it does not sync properly with front-end options and bac...

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Compared 4% of the time

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Overview

F5 Advanced WAF is a web application security solution for financial and government sectors, e-commerce, and public-facing websites. It offers protection against various attacks, including botnets, web scraping, and foreign entities. The solution can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud and is often used with other security tools. Its most valuable features include DDoS and DNS attack protection, SSL uploading, anomaly detection, and the ability to input custom rules.

F5 Advanced WAF has helped organizations to expose more services to the public while providing an extra layer of protection, preventing revenue loss, and securing connectivity.

AppTrana is designed to address the shortcomings in existing cloud security solutions which claim to provide comprehensive protection using only technology based cookie cutter solutions. Welcome to the new world of AppTrana where your entire application security is custom built by experts based on your existing risk posture.

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Sample Customers

MAXIMUS, Vivo, American Systems, Bangladesh Post Office, City Bank

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