F5 Distributed Cloud Services vs Radware Cloud WAF Service comparison

F5 and Radware are both solutions in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category. F5 is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.8, while Radware is ranked #4 with an average rating of 9.0. F5 holds a 2.0% mindshare in WAF, compared to Radware’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of F5 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Radware users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between F5 Distributed Cloud Services and Radware Cloud WAF Service 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 Distributed Cloud Services vs. Radware Cloud WAF Service

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Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the mindshare of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is 3.8%, down from 5.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of F5 Distributed Cloud Services is 2.0%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Radware Cloud WAF Service is 1.6%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Web Application Firewall (WAF) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Radware Cloud WAF Service	1.6%
Cloudflare Web Application Firewall	3.8%
F5 Distributed Cloud Services	2.0%
Other	92.6%

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Featured Reviews

Dean Barisic

CTO at PlayNirvana

Advanced security reporting has protected high-traffic betting platforms from constant attacks

I don't see room for improvement to Cloudflare Web Application Firewall. One thing I don't know much about because we have a dedicated IT team for that, and I'm not involved with Cloudflare much anymore. But if I were to compare them to F5, I would like to see more features that F5 offers. F5 has an option to bring the whole infrastructure, the whole WAF and all their packages, Bot Management, and everything else on your infrastructure. You need to install certain services from their side, and then you can choose if you would like requests to hit your servers immediately or if requests need to be proxied through F5 backbone. That would be a nice addition because we have 90% of the traffic as legit traffic coming from whitelisted servers. If it comes from whitelisted servers, I don't need to go every request through the backbone; I could easily just IP whitelist everything. Then I could maybe have Bot Management on my infrastructure that drastically reduces the price of Cloudflare. I would like to see Push CDN more improved in the next release of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall. And maybe something similar to Pushpin that Fastly has, which is an option where you can push messages that then can be scaled globally over the network. From our perspective, if we have a listener that listens for stock updates, I would just need to have one processor that pushes those updates to the Cloudflare API, and then Cloudflare would broadcast that message to all listeners. Cloudflare will check the order of the message, and if you, as a customer, are not connected or have some kind of network issue, when you reconnect, you will receive the latest state and missing updates.

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Mohan Janarthanan

Associate Vice President at Novac Technology Solutions

Centralized security has protected APIs and optimized multi‑cloud traffic management

F5 Distributed Cloud Services has been used for two years for DDoS protection, and there is a particular feature called API protection. Within API protection, there is malicious user mitigation, which is one particular technology that has been implemented. This is a kind of advanced bot attack prevention. Malicious user mitigation is an AI/ML-based technology that was introduced by the F5 team, and this particular MUG protects rate limiting. If some users are having anomaly detection or someone is trying to do a bot attack, it will create a CAPTCHA challenge for that particular user alone and not for all users. For example, if someone is trying to act as a rogue, it will create a CAPTCHA challenge in the backend system on that particular system, so they cannot try again and again at the same time. It is for a concurrent session, and it will give the CAPTCHA challenge. This MUG, malicious user mitigation, prevents bot attacks. F5 Distributed Cloud Services includes the real-time intelligence feature, which helps with threat response strategies from a threat intelligence perspective. For example, if there are geo-restrictions or geo-based restrictions, sometimes people may come in through proxy-based servers, and it will prevent that. The load balancing feature optimizes application performance. Observability is the basic piece where F5 got introduced. This observability piece provides end-to-end visibility on the application performance. It gives complete end-to-end visibility across network latency and application performance issues. Sometimes when it is getting more than 200 pages, it throws errors such as 300, 400, or whatever has been configured, including 500 errors. F5 Distributed Cloud Services has helped improve traffic management efficiency. Most applications are hosted in the Check Point and F5 firewall, F5 web application firewall, where applications and traffic management can be accessed in a single dashboard. Automated threat detection is a basic feature of F5 Distributed Cloud Services meant for that purpose. There are two scenarios with automated threat detection, which is provided by F5. It is a completely machine learning solution that came from the bot defense, and it automatically protects against sophisticated attacks.

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Ankit Tadha

SOC Analyst at Adani Enterprises Ltd

Has significantly improved threat visibility and reduced false positives through intelligent bot detection and real-time analysis

The best features of Radware Cloud WAF Service that I prefer most include the bot protection. Its deployment was very smooth and flexible when I started deploying it. The reporting and visibility feature of the Bot Manager are noteworthy, as the dashboard gives clear insight into the traffic, activity, and block threats. The AI threat intelligence feature is quite impressive. In terms of blocking unknown threats and attacks, I assess Radware Cloud WAF Service as quite impressive; if I have to rate it out of 10, I would rate it eight and a half. The automated analytics for looking at events with Radware Cloud WAF Service is generally fine, and whenever we use it, it gives almost perfect results. In API protection with Radware Cloud WAF Service, we have multiple applications that we are using currently, and whenever there is any threat related to an API, it helps us provide detailed insight. Additionally, whenever there is unusual API traffic, it helps us monitor and detect threats.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The most valuable part of the solution for us overall is exactly that it is a Software-as-a-Service product."

"In general, it's a very good product: the solution is very stable, the performance is great, the product offers very good scalability, the pricing is very reasonable, the installation is very straightforward and quite simple, and technical support has a very fast response time and is helpful."

"I'm highly satisfied. It's remarkably user-friendly, enabling me to quickly identify issues, and deploy solutions, and it offers the necessary features."

"The product has improved our security posture by blocking bad actors."

"The product has a valuable security control functionality."

"Someone with a basic understanding of networking and security will be able to implement the firewall's basic features within 15 minutes."

"It's pretty convenient and pretty easy to set up and run. And then kind of for static content, it also offers caching."

"It protects web applications efficiently."

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"Technical support from F5 is good compared to Cisco and HP."

"Elastic environments are the most valuable features because I can pull these apps and migrate the on-premises environment to the Distributed Cloud environment, and this capability is very strong and the security regarding the apps is really very powerful."

"In a multi-cloud or distributed cloud, there are many protection possibilities from data to web application or API protection, including bot mitigation."

"The main benefit is Web App Security, offering a complete security package from DDoS to web application firewall, API protection, and bot mitigation."

"F5 Distributed Cloud Services is the market leader in load balancers and manages traffic really well."

"I appreciate the UI of F5 Distributed Cloud Services and the backend cost, alongside the actual value proposition that they provide with the load balancer, which is excellent."

"F5 is known for being the best load balancer in the market. Customers with an existing module can easily adopt additional modules without investing in new hardware."

"F5 Distributed Cloud Services provides a single unified console for security operations, network operations, and DevOps across all environments."

"Other companies considering using Radware Cloud WAF Service will find a very robust tool that has different types of applications for managing all the APIs, all the applications, and controlling the security of all the entities."

"Geo-blocking is one of the most valuable features we use the most; most of our users are in North, Central, and South America, so we use geo-blocking to block access from other countries."

"The automatic detection from Radware Cloud WAF is invaluable, and the support is outstanding."

"One of the most valuable features we have found in the solution is protection against attacks from botnet networks and the requests that these remote networks can generate that are blocked from our servers. That frees us from having to deal with that traffic."

"Radware Cloud WAF Service can immediately determine the cause of problems and easily mitigates the vulnerabilities and attacks that it sees."

"The most important aspect of Radware Cloud WAF is that it is over the cloud, offering a comprehensive solution that includes WAF, API protection, bots, and Layer 7 DDoS."

"Radware Cloud WAF Service has enabled me to save time by viewing and monitoring the traffic that my applications receive, since it isolates the attacks or threats that my web applications face."

"Radware Cloud WAF Service is a ten out of ten for blocking unknown threats and attacks, using artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze traffic, detect anomalies, and automate responses to cyber threats in real time."

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Cons

"Cloudflare should update the version of the ModSecurity core rule set that they run on."

"Their documentation could be better. They don't have documentation that explains everything well."

"The solution's learning curve can still be further reduced"

"The product can improve by having more multitenancy capability, which is currently not available."

"There could be an option to duplicate the cluster to maintain the consistency of rules."

"The notification part could be improved. It's very much connected to Web Application Firewall, rate-limiting, and DDoS protection."

"Their documentation could be better. They don't have documentation that explains everything well. They have documentation for everything you're looking for, but they lack a single piece of documentation to tie everything together. As a new user or beginner, it took us a little bit of time to figure out how to put all these things in place."

"They need to improve their support because getting a response for basic requests took around 48 hours, which is too long."

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"The main issue is integration with other parts or products of F5, like on-premise WAF. There are some problems, mainly from the perspective of implementation and customer expectations, which sometimes differ from reality."

"The pricing could be adjusted to better meet the needs of typical customers in regions like Poland, where the product is considered too expensive."

"For small players, it is completely not worth it."

"Last year there was a downtime of 30 minutes across the cloud distributed console, and that was the only impact observed."

"The worst experience is that with so many solutions available, it is very complicated to know all of the solution modules, and the offers from F5 Distributed Cloud Services are vast."

"One area where F5 Distributed Cloud Services can be improved is in API security, which can be enhanced."

"API integration and documentation need to be improved. There should be more detailed documentation for API usage, rate limiting, CNAME, and DDoS functions. A lot of articles need to be added to their portal."

"In Radware Cloud WAF Service, areas for improvement include behavioral and anomaly detection, where it could be better by reducing false positives. The"

"There is an area for improvement in Radware Cloud WAF Service, specifically regarding the visibility of default algorithms or source blocking systems that create false positives, as it would help if customers could see these blocks to isolate problems quickly without needing to reach out for tech support."

"Some of the tools are a bit difficult to navigate, and the user interface could be more user-friendly."

"We've had some issues with putting certificates in."

"We received a notification where Radware Cloud WAF Service stopped working properly in our cloud environment without any prior notification."

"The Cloud Portal has room for improvement."

"I would rate the customer support of Radware Cloud WAF Service as very improvable since they provide only pre-packaged answers."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."

"What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? I believe the pricing is not the best, but it's reasonable and acceptable. We also use the McAfee system in parallel. In terms of pricing, its okay - not great, but not bad either. It falls in the middle, which is acceptable. In terms of support licensing, last time, we were searching for a solution, and we considered products from resellers rather than directly from the cloud provider. However, the pricing we encountered was exceptionally high. As a result, we are inclined to select support from the reseller."

"We pay $210 per month for CloudFlare WAF."

"Cloudflare offers different types of subscriptions for businesses, enterprises, and personal users, and the pricing is negotiable."

"It is not too pricey."

"It starts at $20 and can easily go up to $200 monthly"

"The annual licensing fee is $10,000 USD."

"Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is more affordable than other solutions."

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"When compared to Akamai and F5, Radware's pricing and licensing are highly competitive."

"If you plan to deploy Cloud WAF, keep in mind that the product is priced based on the megabits of traffic that pass through and the number of transactions. You should get your requirements correct up front. The active attackers feed and CDN services cost extra, so you need to negotiate these features upfront."

"The price is a bulk average."

"I am not directly involved in pricing and setup cost discussions, but it seems that Radware offers a more cost-effective solution compared to F5. It is considered a good value for our budget."

"The pricing is fair; it's neither particularly cheap nor expensive."

"For the current market, the price for Radware Cloud WAF Service is exactly where we want it to be."

"We are paying $20,000 annually for six licenses that provide basic WAF functionality."

"Radware Cloud WAF Service falls within a mid-range price bracket compared to other web application firewall solutions."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

17%

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

Outsourcing Company

Construction Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Outsourcing Company

Energy/Utilities Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	6

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	17
Midsize Enterprise	14
Large Enterprise	45

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?

The price of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall is reasonable.

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What needs improvement with Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?

I don't see room for improvement to Cloudflare Web Application Firewall. One thing I don't know much about because we...

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What is your primary use case for Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?

We are using Cloudflare Web Application Firewall's advanced reporting and analytics tools with their Zero Trust, so e...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 Distributed Cloud Services?

F5 Distributed Cloud Services is affordable. I think it is very affordable. I do not think it is expensive.

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What needs improvement with F5 Distributed Cloud Services?

One area where F5 Distributed Cloud Services can be improved is in API security, which can be enhanced.Specifically, ...

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What is your primary use case for F5 Distributed Cloud Services?

My main use case for F5 Distributed Cloud Services is WAF protection.I am using F5 Distributed Cloud Services primari...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Radware Cloud WAF Service?

The cost of Radware Cloud WAF Service is actually a bit high, but given all these benefits, the investment makes sense.

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What needs improvement with Radware Cloud WAF Service?

To improve Radware Cloud WAF Service, I believe it should enable full application and API coverage to ensure all web ...

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What is your primary use case for Radware Cloud WAF Service?

My main use case for Radware Cloud WAF Service is protection against OWASP Top 10 and zero-day attacks, API discovery...

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Overview

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall integrates DDoS protection, load balancing, and firewall capabilities. Its ease of use, configurability, and robust security measures make it a versatile choice for protecting web applications.

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall provides a comprehensive defense against threats with advanced reporting and robust security measures. It includes DNS integration, rate limiting, and extensive rule sets, all within a SaaS model that allows API configurability. Users value its caching, scalability, and pricing, although enhancements are needed in rate-limiting and third-party integration. Improvements in customer support, especially in India, real-time controls, and user documentation are also desired. Users seek a more intuitive dashboard, better log management, and improved alert systems, along with multitenancy capabilities and enhanced reporting.

What are the key features of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall?

DDoS Protection: Shields applications from denial-of-service attacks
Load Balancing: Ensures efficient traffic distribution
DNS Integration: Enhances domain name system security
Rate Limiting: Controls traffic flow and reduces abuse
Extensive Rule Sets: Offers customizable security rules

What benefits and ROI can users find in reviews?

Scalability: Easily adapts to growing business needs
Pricing: Offers reasonable pricing structure
Caching: Improves application performance and speed
Configurable Security: Provides customizable defense settings
Efficient Management: Simplifies security and application control

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall finds application in industries like banking and retail by acting as a comprehensive security gateway, managing authentication and authorization while protecting web applications from malicious Layer 7 traffic. It also implements load balancing, CDN, and zero-trust policies, supported by advanced reporting, analytics tools, and threat scoring to meet specific industry needs.

Cloudflare

F5 Distributed Cloud Services excel in enhancing security, optimizing web application delivery, and ensuring robust network performance. Users value its integrated Web Application Firewall, DDoS protection, global server load balancing, and intuitive management interface. It boosts organizational efficiency, reduces operational costs, and scales seamlessly, making it essential for businesses operating in distributed environments.

Radware Cloud WAF Service is recognized for robust security features, offering protection against threats like DDoS attacks with a seamless deployment process and advanced bot management. API security is enhanced with real-time protection and analytics, providing effective defense against common vulnerabilities.

Radware Cloud WAF is designed for web application protection, addressing issues like DDoS, SQL injections, and bot activity. Integration and deployment are straightforward, with features such as advanced bot detection, API protection, and geo-blocking enhancing threat prevention. The user-friendly interface and automated analytics offer centralized control for blocking unauthorized access and compliance assurance. Users benefit from the service's CDN component and its effectiveness against OWASP Top 10 threats, though improvements in reporting, API integration, and cost-efficiency are needed. Organizations value its role in monitoring, traffic analysis, and anomaly detection, securing both external websites and internal applications.

What are the key features of Radware Cloud WAF?

DDoS Protection: Defends against distributed denial of service attacks, ensuring uptime.
Advanced Bot Management: Identifies and mitigates unwanted bot traffic.
API Security: Provides real-time protection with minimal false positives.
Geo-blocking: Restricts access based on geographical location.
CDN Integration: Enhances content delivery and load times.
OWASP Top 10 Defense: Offers comprehensive protection against common web vulnerabilities.

What benefits and ROI should reviewers focus on?

Improved Security: Comprehensive threat prevention bolsters defenses.
Compliance: Meets stringent security standards and industry guidelines.
Centralized Management: Simplifies control and monitoring of security measures.
User-friendly Experience: Eases deployment and ongoing management.
High Availability: Maintains consistent service availability even under attack.

In industries like finance, e-commerce, and healthcare, Radware Cloud WAF is crucial for protecting sensitive information and maintaining service reliability. Organizations use it for monitoring, traffic analysis, and blocking unauthorized access, ensuring compliance and reducing the risk of breaches.

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Sample Customers

crunchbase, udacity, marketo, okcupid, zendesk

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