Compare WAF services across AWS WAF, Azure WAF, Google Cloud Armor, and OCI WAF.
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| Feature | AWS | Azure | GCP | OCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Service Name Core Features | AWS WAF | Azure Web Application Firewall | Google Cloud Armor | OCI Web Application Firewall |
Deployment Points Core Features | CloudFront, ALB, API Gateway, AppSync, Cognito, App Runner, Verified Access | Application Gateway, Front Door, CDN (classic) | Cloud Load Balancing (HTTP/S, TCP/SSL Proxy, CDN) | Load Balancer, Flexible Load Balancer, edge WAF |
Pricing Model Core Features | Per web ACL/month + per rule/month + per million requests | Per policy/month + per rule set; Front Door WAF: per million requests | Per policy/month + per rule/month + per million requests | WAF policy free; per million incoming requests processed |
Max Rules per Policy Core Features | 5,000 WCU (Web ACL Capacity Units) per web ACL | 100 custom rules per policy; unlimited managed rules | 200 rules per security policy | Configurable rule sets; no published hard limit |
Processing Latency Core Features | Sub-millisecond inline inspection at edge/regional | Sub-millisecond inline inspection at Application Gateway/Front Door | Sub-millisecond at Google edge PoPs globally | Low latency inline inspection at load balancer or edge |
Managed Rule Sets Rule Management | AWS Managed Rules (Core, SQLi, XSS, Admin, Linux, etc.) + Marketplace rules | OWASP CRS 3.2/3.1/3.0/2.2.9; Microsoft bot manager rules | Pre-configured WAF rules (SQLi, XSS, LFI, RFI, RCE, scanner) | Pre-built protection rules (OWASP, common vulnerabilities) |
Custom Rules Rule Management | Match statements on IP, geo, size, regex, SQL injection, XSS, labels | Match conditions on IP, geo, request size, headers, cookies, URI | Custom rules with CEL expression language for flexible matching | Custom protection rules with request inspection conditions |
Rate Limiting Rule Management | Rate-based rules per IP or custom key (up to 10K req/5-min window) | Rate limit rules on Front Door WAF per source IP | Rate limiting by IP, header, or path with configurable thresholds | Rate limiting per IP with configurable request thresholds |
Geo Blocking Rule Management | Country-level geo match conditions in rule statements | Geo-filtering by country code in custom rules | Region-level geo blocking in security policy rules | Geo blocking with country and region codes |
IP Reputation Lists Rule Management | AWS Managed IP Reputation List (Amazon threat intelligence) | Microsoft Threat Intelligence feed integration | Google Threat Intelligence IP deny lists (named IP lists) | Threat intelligence feed for known bad IPs |
Bot Management Rule Management | AWS WAF Bot Control (common bots, targeted bots, AI-generated) | Bot protection managed rule set on Front Door | reCAPTCHA Enterprise integration for bot mitigation | CAPTCHA challenge and JavaScript challenge for bots |
OWASP Top 10 Protection Capabilities | Core Rule Set covers SQLi, XSS, SSRF, LFI, RFI | Full OWASP CRS coverage with tunable sensitivity | Pre-configured rules for SQLi, XSS, LFI, RFI, RCE | Built-in OWASP protection rules with customization |
API Protection Protection Capabilities | API Gateway WAF integration; JSON body inspection for API payloads | WAF on Application Gateway for REST APIs; JSON inspection | Cloud Armor + API Gateway; JSON payload inspection | WAF policy on API Gateway for REST API protection |
Request Body Inspection Protection Capabilities | JSON body parsing; up to 64 KB body inspection (configurable to 16 KB) | Up to 128 KB body inspection (Application Gateway v2) | Body inspection up to 8 KB (configurable to 128 KB) | Request body inspection with configurable size limits |
Response Inspection Protection Capabilities | No response body inspection; custom response headers and codes | No response body inspection; custom error pages | No response body inspection; custom deny responses | Response code inspection and custom block pages |
Logging Operations | Full request logs to S3, CloudWatch Logs, or Kinesis Data Firehose | Diagnostic logs to Log Analytics, Storage, or Event Hub | Cloud Logging with per-request security policy logs | WAF logs to OCI Logging with request detail |
Testing / Simulation Operations | Count mode (monitor without blocking) per rule | Detection mode vs Prevention mode per policy | Preview mode for rules before enforcement | Detection mode for monitoring before enforcement |
Multi-Account Management Operations | AWS Firewall Manager for centralized WAF policy management | Azure Firewall Manager; Azure Policy for WAF enforcement | Organization-level security policies via hierarchical rules | Compartment-level policies across tenancy |
Terraform Support Operations | aws_wafv2_web_acl, aws_wafv2_rule_group, aws_wafv2_ip_set | azurerm_web_application_firewall_policy | google_compute_security_policy, _rule | oci_waf_web_app_firewall, oci_waf_web_app_firewall_policy |
Dashboard & Analytics Operations | WAF dashboard in console; CloudWatch metrics and alarms | WAF monitoring workbook; Azure Monitor metrics | Cloud Armor security policy dashboard; SCC integration | WAF metrics in OCI Monitoring; console dashboard |
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