# Fastly Next-Gen WAF: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 27 judge labels across 3 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/fastly-next-gen-waf

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Web application firewalls](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/web-application-firewalls/index.md) | 0% | 8 | 8% | 25 |
| [API security platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/api-security-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 70 | 0% | 1 |
| [Bot management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/bot-management/index.md) | 0% | 40 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose Fastly Next-Gen WAF (Signal Sciences). Its agent/module-based architecture integrates directly into app code pipelines" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, WAF)
- "Excellent for DevOps-centric orgs with low false positives, but pricing is quote-based and typically higher." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, WAF)
- "Best for SaaS Platforms & Low False-Positives: Fastly Next-Gen WAF (formerly Signal Sciences)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, WAF)
- "Your apps span different environments or you want WAF placement options beyond a single cloud." (GPT-6 Luna, WAF)

## And against it

- "revealed a pervasive misconfiguration bug affecting these major WAF providers" (Kimi K2, WAF)
- "Fastly (some chunking/origin issues per research)" (Grok 4.20, WAF)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Fastly Next-Gen WAF, from 61 of the 81 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- imperva.com: 36
- fastly.com: 26 (its own site)
- geekflare.com: 20
- radware.com: 20
- wafplanet.com: 20
- cloudflare.com: 17
- openappsec.io: 17
- expertinsights.com: 16
- g2.com: 16
- akamai.com: 15

### Pages cited

- https://geekflare.com/guides/best-web-application-firewall: 20
- https://expertinsights.com/network-security/the-top-web-application-firewalls: 15
- https://wafplanet.com/: 14
- https://imperva.com/blog/best-waap-solutions: 13
- https://fastly.com/blog/most-reliable-web-application-firewalls: 12
- https://openappsec.io/post/best-waf-solutions-in-2024-2025-real-world-comparison: 12
- https://checkpoint.com/cyber-hub/cloud-security/what-is-web-application-firewall/the-top-5-waf-providers: 11
- https://cloudflare.com/products/waf: 10

## In its own words

What Fastly Next-Gen WAF's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: real-time threat protection, scalable security, and low-latency performance (https://www.fastly.com/blog/category/security)
- Free plan or trial: Try Fastly free (https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/integrations)

## What it publishes

Every page fastly.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 12334 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 649 pages, 30 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 57 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 13 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- conference or event: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-02-14
- report or ebook: 927 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-31
- comparison: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-21
- template or tool: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-15
- glossary or explainer: 2 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- news or press: 9 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Fastlys 2025 sustainability report running decarbonization marathon https://www.fastly.com/blog/fastlys-2025-sustainability-report-running-decarbonization-marathon/
- Recent: 2026-09-28 news or press: Press releases https://www.fastly.com/press/press-releases
- Recent: 2026-09-28 news or press: Comcast and fastlys new content deliver model powers highest quality experience https://www.fastly.com/press/press-releases/comcast-and-fastlys-new-content-deliver-model-powers-highest-quality-experience
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Control ai bot scraping with fastly bot management https://www.fastly.com/blog/control-ai-bot-scraping-with-fastly-bot-management
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Datasheet https://www.fastly.com/resources/datasheet
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Building metered streams with mpp and fastly compute https://www.fastly.com/blog/building-metered-streams-with-mpp-and-fastly-compute

## 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.