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canonical: "https://www.softatlas.io/categories/it-security/network-security-category/web-application-security"
name: "WAF, DDoS & Bot Protection"
path: "Security & Compliance / Network Security / WAF, DDoS & Bot Protection"
tool_count: 13
total_tool_count: 13
updated: "2026-07-28"
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# WAF, DDoS & Bot Protection

Web application security tools protect web applications from vulnerabilities and attacks.

## Tools in this category

No tool in this category has 5 or more published reviews yet, so this list is ranked by adoption, the number of teams using each tool, not by rating. A rating is shown where one exists, but only as context, never as the ranking key, a single review is not enough to trust for a "best tool" verdict.

1. [Cloudflare](/cloudflare-inc.md) , 5/5 from only 1 review, below the 5-review floor, not ranked by rating, 8 teams
2. [Scaleway](/scaleway.md) , not yet rated on Soft Atlas, 2 teams
3. [Akamai](/akamai.md) , not yet rated on Soft Atlas, 0 teams
4. [Alibaba Cloud](/alibaba-cloud.md) , not yet rated on Soft Atlas, 0 teams
5. [Barracuda Networks](/barracuda-networks.md) , not yet rated on Soft Atlas, 0 teams
6. [DataDome](/datadome.md) , not yet rated on Soft Atlas, 0 teams
7. [F5](/f5.md) , not yet rated on Soft Atlas, 0 teams
8. [GoDaddy](/godaddy.md) , not yet rated on Soft Atlas, 0 teams
9. [Lumen](/lumen.md) , not yet rated on Soft Atlas, 0 teams
10. [Malwarebytes](/malwarebytes.md) , not yet rated on Soft Atlas, 0 teams
11. [Mozilla](/mozilla.md) , not yet rated on Soft Atlas, 0 teams
12. [Varnish Software](/varnish-software.md) , not yet rated on Soft Atlas, 0 teams
13. [Vercara](/vercara.md) , not yet rated on Soft Atlas, 0 teams

Source: https://www.softatlas.io/categories/it-security/network-security-category/web-application-security