Radware Cloud WAF Service vs Uplynk comparison

Radware and Uplynk are both solutions in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category. Radware is ranked #4 with an average rating of 9.0, while Uplynk is ranked #28 with an average rating of 8.5. Radware holds a 1.6% mindshare in WAF, compared to Uplynk’s 1.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Radware users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Uplynk users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

Uplynk and Radware Cloud WAF Service are major contenders in video streaming and web application security. Uplynk holds the upper hand in pricing and ROI satisfaction, while Radware excels in robust security features that justify its higher cost.

Features: Uplynk offers adaptive streaming, streamlined content management, and multi-platform delivery for seamless video streaming. Radware Cloud WAF Service provides DDoS protection, web application firewall capabilities, and threat analytics, enhancing online security for businesses.

Room for Improvement: Uplynk could enhance its security features, offer more advanced analytics, and expand geographic server presence. Radware Cloud WAF Service should simplify deployment processes, reduce reliance on expert knowledge, and improve automated reporting on their dashboard.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Uplynk is noted for its easy deployment and responsive customer support, enabling quick start-up and problem resolution. Radware Cloud WAF Service emphasizes configurability and a robust deployment model but may require higher expertise, supported by strong customer service for issue management.

Pricing and ROI: Uplynk provides competitive, transparent pricing, delivering a solid ROI with its efficient content delivery services. Radware Cloud WAF Service requires a higher setup cost due to its comprehensive security focus, offering a promising ROI for enterprises needing thorough web security, making it a smart investment for those prioritizing secure online infrastructure.

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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 Radware Cloud WAF Service is 1.6%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Uplynk is 1.3%, up from 1.3% 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%
Uplynk	1.3%
Other	93.3%

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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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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AliKhalil

manager at a non-profit with 501-1,000 employees

Reliable live streaming has increased our continuous viewership and maintained audience trust

Uplynk is deployed in my organization on-premises and is fully on-site. Uplynk supports our business continuity or disaster recovery plans because it's really well protected and it doesn't lag or crash when there's a spike in all areas. Uplynk helps us comply with regulatory requirements in our industry by keeping us live. Uplynk integrates really well with other systems or tools we use. You need a whole team to really run Uplynk because there are so many moving pieces, the code, the app, and other components. My experience with Uplynk's analytics or reporting capabilities is that they are especially helpful to update the teams and our stakeholders. I would describe Uplynk's flexibility or customization options as really easy, really customizable, and it integrates in many areas. Uplynk helps me deliver content to different devices or platforms by allowing us to upload on and stay live on tablets, computers, and televisions. It allows us to stay live to get those viewerships. Uplynk is a software that saves time, but you need a solid team to run Uplynk to ensure viewership and everything is moving because there are many pieces to keep. I advise others looking into using Uplynk that it takes many different areas: coding, integration, APIs, and all that. It takes a team to run it, and you need to be a big company. If you're streaming and doing all that at a big scale, use it. If you're on a smaller scale, Uplynk is going to be really hard for you to manage. It's not something that's simple; just use the ones that are basic out there if you're an influencer and things like that. I would rate this product a nine overall.

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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

"It is configurable via API."

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

"Very glad the WAF rulesets works out of box, and requires very little tuning or maintenance."

"We like that there's load balancing, firewall capabilities, DDoS protection, et cetera, all covered by Cloudflare."

"Caching is the most valuable feature of Cloudflare Web Application Firewall."

"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."

"Technical support has a very fast response time and they are 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."

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"Radware Cloud WAF Service is user-friendly and easy to deploy."

"What I appreciate most about Radware Cloud WAF Service is that it includes all the aspects that an organization wants to run smoothly, such as overall configuration and real-time protection methods, customization of rule creation, fast deployment, and vital visibility in environment maintenance."

"Radware Cloud WAF Service's Web DDoS protection, HTTP L7, has significantly helped us protect our customer networks, mitigating all types of web attacks and ensuring no fluctuations or leaks even when large numbers of malicious bot IPs are attacking our network."

"Radware Cloud WAF Service is quite effective for blocking unknown threats and attacks, and it has the capability to analyze behavioral patterns, which allows them to implement preventive measures."

"Radware Cloud WAF Service has several valuable features, with good support and a user-friendly GUI."

"No valuable quote was provided in the review."

"Radware Bot Manager has been very useful. If any user tries to save a password on a mobile or a browser, it blocks that. We can see all the details about the traffic and port requests."

"Before Radware Cloud WAF Service, our customers had almost four or five million requests, and they were not always clean, but now with Radware Cloud WAF Service, we see that we block almost 95 or 96 percent of the attacks that we are receiving."

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"The Rules Engine V4 is the most valuable feature."

"It's super easy to use and integrate with."

"The customer support and service responsiveness were excellent."

"The tool's most valuable feature is the Uplynk platform for streaming purposes."

"Without EdgeCast, our website was taking 10 to 15 seconds to load; with EdgeCast, it loads under five seconds and it's a good product."

"I recommend this solution because, for me, it's one of the most efficient and performant CDN operators."

"Uplynk has positively impacted our organization by bringing us more viewership, as it does not glitch and stays stable during spikes in viewership, leading to approximately a 15 to 20 percent increase in viewership because there's no lag and nothing fails."

"The product is easy to use and easy to implement."

Cons

"Support can be challenging at times."

"If they add logs history within the Cloudflare offering, that would be a great benefit."

"The dashboard could be more user-friendly."

"The accuracy of the Cloudflare Web Application Firewall could be improved by reducing the number of false-negative alerts."

"I have experienced some difficulties with Cloudflare's support as a customer based in India."

"Cloudflare Web Application Firewall should improve visibility for a customer."

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

"The platform's control features related to real-time authentication and response time need improvement."

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"Regarding zero-day protection, it takes considerable time to update signatures in the Radware Cloud WAF Service."

"To make the solution a ten out of ten, we need improvements in AI capabilities, which Radware Cloud WAF Service currently has yet it still has room for integration."

"Radware does not have much online training available to help customers get the most out of this solution."

"To make Radware Cloud WAF Service even more useful for my organization, I believe there should be greater integration with other tools, such as log tools."

"Radware could improve technical support by resolving cases in fewer days. This would enhance the overall experience with the product."

"The area that can improve with Radware Cloud WAF Service is the speed at which they block geo-fencing and IP for P1 cases, which currently takes about an hour. If they could reduce that to ten to 15 minutes, it would be easier for us."

"It would be ideal if Radware could offer a bundled package that includes Cloud WAF, web DDoS protection, bot manager, and Alteon for a more comprehensive security solution."

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

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"The pricing was initially very expensive."

"We could not create more than 15 custom rules."

"The tool needs to resolve its lack of innovation."

"To improve Uplynk, it should be made more user-friendly, as it takes a lot of moving pieces to make it work."

"The web interface of the Verizon Edgecast portal is very old. It's not user-friendly, slow, and it is missing some valuable features like the ability to make bulk changes."

"The comparable features that we are looking at fits into Cloudflare's free version, as opposed to Verizon EdgeCast, which we are paying for."

"In the next release, I would like to see more global endpoints for their CDN and a lower price."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

"The pricing model is very straightforward compared to the competition. You just pay per month for the product and usage."

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

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

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"We evaluated other options and, if I remember correctly, one of them was Fortinet, but they didn't seem as effective as Radware. But the price was the biggest difference. Radware had the best price for our type of network and level of scaling."

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

"The pricing is fair. We compared Radware to others using industry reviews and Radware is at the top right now."

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

"We are based in El Salvador and don't have a direct license with Radware; we purchase the license through resellers. The pricing is reasonable, as I managed an Akamai product in a previous position, and Cloud WAF is competitively priced."

"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."

"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."

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"Be careful about the options because to have all the features can be very expensive."

"When I modeled it out, we are spending somewhere between $600 to $800 a month with Verizon EdgeCast."

"The product is cheaper compared to other solutions."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

17%

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

Outsourcing Company

Energy/Utilities Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

18%

Construction Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

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

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	3

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 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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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Edgio Global CDN?

I wasn't a part of the pricing, setup cost, and licensing discussions, but from what I heard from my colleagues, they...

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What needs improvement with Edgio Global CDN?

To improve Uplynk, it should be made more user-friendly, as it takes a lot of moving pieces to make it work. Uplynk i...

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What is your primary use case for Edgio Global CDN?

My main use case for Uplynk is live channels around the clock. Since we're in the television business, we're constant...

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Cloudflare WAF

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Edgio, Limelight Content Delivery, Limelight Orchestrate Delivery, Limelight Origin Storage, Global CDN, Verizon EdgeCast

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

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.

Radware

Uplynk is a robust platform providing CDN integration and optimized streaming services, improving user experience and application performance. It offers control over CDN caching, redirects, and asset transformations, supporting seamless asset management and mobile security.

Uplynk enhances application performance through efficient API calls, optimized web server loads, and robust CDN configurations. It ensures high availability and performance by leveraging Verizon EdgeCast CDN, crucial for managing high-volume traffic on e-commerce platforms. Though Uplynk excels in asset caching and mobile security with JWT tokens and AES encryption, some users note its global reach needs improvement, and its interface lacks modern user-friendliness. Deployment of new rules can be slower compared to competitors, while documentation and rate limiting features require enhancement. Despite this, Uplynk remains a preferred choice for organizations seeking streamlined web server load optimization and enhanced application performance.

What are Uplynk's key features?

Rules Engine V4: Manages CDN caching, redirects, and asset transformations.
Seamless Integration: Easily integrates with Verizon's existing offerings.
Efficient API Calls: Enhances streaming and application performance.
Staging Support: Testing in staging environments without impacting production.
Mobile Security: Includes JWT tokens and AES encryption.

What benefits should users expect in reviews?

Improved Load Times: Efficient CDN configurations enhance site speed.
Enhanced User Navigation: Optimized performance for high-volume traffic.
DDoS Protection: Layer 3, 4, and 7 protection for comprehensive security.
Performance Optimization: Mobile development and streamlined caching.

Organizations deploy Uplynk to optimize web server load, enhance streaming service performance and support high-traffic volume management, especially in e-commerce. Its security measures, combined with Verizon EdgeCast CDN, ensure high availability and reliable performance, enhancing mobile engagement through specialized frameworks.

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Sample Customers

crunchbase, udacity, marketo, okcupid, zendesk

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TD Ameritrade, Plus500, Solvay Bank, Yahoo, Deckers Brands, and Coach

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