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Azure Firewall
Azure Firewall
(30)
4.5 out of 5
Azure Firewall
By Microsoft
Azure Web Application Firewall
Azure Web Application Firewall
(33)
4.5 out of 5
Azure Web Application Firewall
By Microsoft
At a Glance
Azure Firewall
Azure Firewall
Star Rating
(30)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Azure Web Application Firewall
Azure Web Application Firewall
Star Rating
(33)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure Web Application Firewall

Azure Firewall vs Azure Web Application Firewall

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Azure Firewall easier to use and administer. Reviewers also felt that Azure Firewall was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.

  • Reviewers felt that Azure Web Application Firewall meets the needs of their business better than Azure Firewall.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Azure Firewall is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Azure Web Application Firewall over Azure Firewall.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Firewall
No pricing available
Azure Web Application Firewall
No pricing available
Free Trial
Azure Firewall
No trial information available
Azure Web Application Firewall
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
23
9.3
17
Ease of Use
8.8
24
8.2
17
Ease of Setup
8.6
14
8.6
12
Ease of Admin
8.8
13
8.3
12
Quality of Support
9.0
22
8.1
15
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
12
9.2
12
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
22
8.3
14
Features by Category
Web Application Firewall (WAF)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
8.4
8
Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.5
8
Controls
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Firewall SoftwareHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
8.9
15
Not enough data
Administration
9.3
14
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Firewall Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
14
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.4
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
9
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Firewall
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Azure Firewall
Azure Firewall
Azure Web Application Firewall
Azure Web Application Firewall
Azure Firewall and Azure Web Application Firewall share no categories
Unique Categories
Azure Firewall
Azure Firewall is categorized as Firewall Software
Azure Web Application Firewall
Azure Web Application Firewall is categorized as Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Firewall
Azure Firewall
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
23.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
50.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
26.9%
Azure Web Application Firewall
Azure Web Application Firewall
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
25.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
37.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
37.5%
Reviewers' Industry
Azure Firewall
Azure Firewall
Information Technology and Services
42.3%
Computer Networking
7.7%
Computer & Network Security
7.7%
Medical Practice
3.8%
Market Research
3.8%
Other
34.6%
Azure Web Application Firewall
Azure Web Application Firewall
Information Technology and Services
39.4%
Computer Software
15.2%
Education Management
9.1%
Computer & Network Security
9.1%
Information Services
6.1%
Other
21.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
Azure Firewall
Azure Firewall
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Kimberly A.
KA
Kimberly A.
Verified User in Business Supplies and Equipment

I enjoy that this firewall has built-in high availability with unrestricted cloud scalability and of course FQDN filtering. Aside from that, this product can be integrated with Azure Cloud / Monitor for logging and analytics which is appreciated.

Most Helpful Critical Review
PP
Patrick P.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Missing some threat protection features offered by other NVAs. Can get comparable featureset by pairing with Application Gateways.

Azure Web Application Firewall
Azure Web Application Firewall
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

We have deployed a web application to the Azure environment and published it with the HTTPS connections. Afterward, we have enabled Azure Web Application Firewall and configured the rules that define the IPs to be validated and IPs to be blocked. It has a...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Amrender S.
AS
Amrender S.
Verified User in Banking

Azure security should work on provide a better architecture representation on how they are dealing with the vulnerability arising in the cloud security recently

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Discussions
Azure Firewall
Azure Firewall Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Azure Firewall has no discussions with answers
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Azure Web Application Firewall
Azure Web Application Firewall Discussions
Which Azure service provides the Web application firewall functionality?
1 comment
Karthikraj R.
KR
The phrase "azure storage" likely refers to a cloud storage service provided by Microsoft Azure, which is a cloud computing platform.Read more
Do Azure web apps have firewall?
1 comment
Audai J.
AJ
in Networking options it's we can consider it as firewall there is Inbound Traffic and Outbound TrafficRead more
Monty the Mongoose crying
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