Cloudflare WAF
Block the latest attacks with our industry-leading web application firewall (WAF)
The Cloudflare WAF uses threat intelligence and machine learning powered by platform intelligence from the Cloudflare connectivity cloud to stop the newest threats, including zero-days.
Benefits of Cloudflare WAF
Global threat intelligence
The Cloudflare global network processes 126 million HTTP requests per second at peak, providing unparalleled protection against the latest attacks, including zero-day exploits.
Machine learning-based detection
The Cloudflare WAF uses machine learning to automatically block emerging threats in real time.
Fast deployment and easy management
Customers can set up the WAF with just a few clicks, and our WAF integrates with the rest of our application security for full coverage. No training or professional services needed.
Managed and custom rulesets
On top of OWASP rules, Cloudflare-managed rules offer fast zero-day protection, and custom rulesets enable organizations to tailor their WAF to implement organization-specific policies.
How it works
The Cloudflare WAF runs on the Cloudflare global network and sits in front of web applications to stop a wide range of real-time attacks using powerful rulesets, advanced rate limiting, exposed credential checks, uploaded content scanning, and other security measures.
The WAF integrates with our analyst-recognized, industry-leading application security portfolio for comprehensive protection.
What our customers are saying
“With the Cloudflare platform, we're getting very high-powered, very technical [application security] detection and protections that take little to no effort to deploy — that's especially important for our organizations that already struggle with limited resources.”
Deputy Director and Interim State CISO
Top WAF use cases
Block common attacks like SQL injection and cross-site scripting
Cloudflare uses core OWASP Top 10 rules to block the most widespread layer 7 attacks.
Stop credential stuffing attacks
Our WAF prevents account takeover by detecting and blocking the use of stolen or exposed user login credentials.
Detect malware in uploaded files
WAF content scanning protects your web servers and enterprise network from malware by scanning files as they are uploaded to your application.
Helping enterprises all over the world protect their applications
Pricing
Upgrade your website security and performance with WAF and so much more
Pro
$20
Per month
When billed annually or $25 / mo if billed monthly
For professional websites that aren't business-critical.
Business
$200
Per month
When billed annually or $250 / mo if billed monthly
For small businesses operating online.
Pro
Business
Contract
Pro
Business
Contract
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Cloudflare Web Application Firewall's intuitive dashboard enables users to build powerful rules through easy clicks and also provides Terraform integration. Every request to the WAF is inspected against the rule engine and the threat intelligence curated from protecting millions of websites. Suspicious requests can be blocked, challenged, or logged per the needs of the user while legitimate requests are routed to the destination, agnostic of whether it lives on-premises or in the cloud.
Unmetered DDoS Protection
Cloudflare DDoS protection secures websites and applications while ensuring the performance of legitimate traffic is not compromised.
Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)
Mirage automatically optimizes image loading through virtualized and lazyloaded images. It detects the browser type of a visitor and optimizes performance for the particular device, improving the performance of images on a mobile connection.
Lossless Image Optimization
Polish applies "lossless" or optional "lossy" image optimization to reduce your image sizes by 35% on average.
Bot Mitigation
Manage good and bad bots in real time with speed and accuracy by harnessing the data from the millions of Internet properties on Cloudflare.
Resources
Whitepaper
Doing more with less: Cost-effective application security and performance strategies
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