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Web Application Firewall & Threat Defense Alternatives

Self-hosted WAF engines, bot mitigation, rate limiting, and real-time threat intelligence to protect web applications without per-request fees.

Web Application Firewall & Threat Defense

Cloudflare WAF & AWS WAF

Proprietary Cost$20-$200/mo (Pro/Business) to $3,000+/mo for Enterprise WAF, plus AWS WAF $5/ACL + $1/rule + $0.60/1M reqs

Cloud edge firewalls with aggressive per-request metering, opaque rule costs, and vendor lock-in for enterprise DDoS mitigation.

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