Check Point WAF vs. Fortinet FortiWeb Web Application Firewall Comparison


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About Check Point WAF is a cloud-native web application, API, and GenAI security platform that delivers prevention-first protection against known and unknown cyber threats. Powered by contextual AI and machine learning, the solution secures web applications, APIs, and AI-powered services without relying on traditional signatures, manual rule updates, or extensive tuning. It proactively blocks advanced attacks including OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, zero-day exploits, bot attacks, DDoS attempts, and API threats while maintaining near-zero false positives. Built for modern cloud environments, Check Point WAF integrates seamlessly with DevOps and CI/CD workflows, enabling rapid deployment, automated management, and scalable protection. Organizations benefit from stronger application security, reduced operational overhead, and continuous protection for digital services, APIs, and AI-driven applications.	About Unprotected web applications and APIs are the easiest point of entry for hackers and vulnerable to a number of attack types. FortiWeb's AI-enhanced and multi-layered approach protects your web apps from the OWASP Top 10 and more. FortiWeb ML customizes the protection of each application, providing robust protection without requiring the time-consuming manual tuning required by other solutions. With ML, FortiWeb identifies anomalous behavior and, more importantly, distinguishes between malicious and benign anomalies. The solution also features robust bot mitigation capabilities, allowing benign bots to connect (e.g. search engines) while blocking malicious bot activity. FortiWeb also features API discovery and security, as well as threat analytics to identify meaningful security incidents. FortiWeb is available as an appliance, VM, and fully featured WAF-as-a-Service - which is available to trial and purchase in most cloud marketplaces.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Check Point WAF is designed for enterprises, cloud security teams, DevOps and DevSecOps professionals, application security teams, developers, and organizations seeking advanced protection for web applications, APIs, cloud workloads, and generative AI applications	Audience Security practitioners, DevOps, and DevSecOps
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing $30/mo for 1 app on SaaS Pricing is determined by product implementation type and consumption options. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software	Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 4.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews
	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros The services is delivered literally in a matter of minutes. Extremely easy to configure and support. State of the art technology that saves lives. Cons The admin interface does not render very well on iPad screens.
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Company Information Check Point Software Founded: 1993 United States www.checkpoint.com/cloudguard/waf/	Company Information Fortinet Founded: 2000 United States www.fortinet.com/products/web-application-firewall/fortiweb.html
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Categories Web Application Firewalls (WAF) Supported	Categories API Security Supported Application Security Supported Bot Detection and Mitigation Supported Firewall Supported PCI Compliance Supported Web Application Firewalls (WAF) Supported Website Security Supported
	Web Application Firewalls (WAF) Features Access Control / Permissions Not Supported Alerts / Notifications Not Supported Automate and Orchestrate Security Not Supported Automated Attack Detection Supported Dashboard Not Supported DDoS Protection Supported IP Reputation Checking Not Supported Managed Rules Supported OWASP Protection Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Secure App Delivery Not Supported Server Cloaking Not Supported Virtual Patching Not Supported Zero-Day Attack Prevention Supported
Integrations Azure Marketplace Not Supported FortiADC Not Supported FortiGSLB Cloud Not Supported FortiGate NGFW Not Supported FortiGuard Antivirus Service Not Supported Fortinet Not Supported ImmuniWeb Not Supported LiveAssurance Not Supported Opinnate Not Supported Quantum Firewall Software R82 Supported View All 1 Integration	Integrations Azure Marketplace Supported FortiADC Supported FortiGSLB Cloud Supported FortiGate NGFW Supported FortiGuard Antivirus Service Supported Fortinet Supported ImmuniWeb Supported LiveAssurance Supported Opinnate Supported Quantum Firewall Software R82 Not Supported View All 10 Integrations
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