# AWS Network Firewall: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/aws-network-firewall

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Next-generation firewalls](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/next-generation-firewalls/index.md) | 0% | 77 | 100% | 3 |

## And against it

- "often perform significantly worse than third-party NGFWs ... better as supplements than primaries" (Grok 4.20, Firewalls)
- "AWS Network Firewall | ❌ Avoid | 0% security effectiveness in real-world exploit tests" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Firewalls)
- "both AWS Network Firewall and Microsoft Azure Firewall received a "Caution" rating" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Firewalls)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named AWS Network Firewall, from 7 of the 7 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cyberratings.org: 4
- gane.ai/index: 4
- reddit.com: 4
- checkpoint.com: 3
- g2.com: 3
- paloaltonetworks.com: 3
- techtarget.com: 3
- aimultiple.com: 2
- ca.insight.com: 2
- csoonline.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://cyberratings.org/: 4
- https://checkpoint.com/comparison/top-4-ngfw-compared: 3
- https://techtarget.com/news/Comparison-of-5-top-next-generation-firewall-vendors/836282: 3
- https://ca.insight.com/content/dam/insight-web/en_US/pdfs/palo-alto-networks/five-critical-mistakes-to-avoid-when-evaluating-a-next-generation-firewall.pdf: 2
- https://csoonline.com/article/533096/next-generation-firewalls-in-depth.html: 2
- https://csoonline.com/article/533148/dos-and-don-ts-for-next-gen-firewalls.html: 2
- https://cyberpress.org/microsegmentation-tools-by-business-size: 2
- https://cyberratings.org/tag/firewall: 2

## In its own words

What AWS Network Firewall's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Deploy advanced network firewall security across your VPCs (https://aws.amazon.com/network-firewall)
- For: organizations with Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) (https://aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/faqs)
- Price stated: based on the number of firewalls deployed and the amount of traffic inspected (https://aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/faqs)
- Free plan or trial: Get started for free (https://aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/pricing)
- Hosting: US East (N. Virginia), Europe (Ireland), Asia Pacific (Sydney), US West (Oregon)
- Customers named: Athenahealth, PayU, Rapid7, Sonos

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.