# Imperva Cloud WAF: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 46 judge labels across 1 category by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/imperva-cloud-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) | 2% | 4 | 20% | 46 |

## What the models said for it

- "Top security efficacy scores (100% in recent SecureIQLab testing), strong API security, fully managed options | Companies wanting maximum protection with minimal in-house effort" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, WAF)
- "Cloudflare and Imperva often score highest in detection rate (70-90%+) with balanced false positives" (Grok 4.20, WAF)
- "For enterprise-grade security with data-layer coverage: Imperva WAF offers comprehensive protection and hybrid deployment options." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, WAF)
- "Runner Up (Deep Security Focus): Imperva ... Drawback: It is generally more expensive and complex to manage than Cloudflare." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, WAF)

## And against it

- "Imperva SecureSphere due to the documented critical bypass CVEs." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, WAF)
- "Avoid enterprise solutions (Imperva, Akamai, F5)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, WAF)
- "Effective for bots/anti-bot but cracked in some 2023 attacks; bypasses with double encoding or anti-bot evasion. High cost and tuning needs." (Grok 4.20, WAF)
- "only 11.97% Security Quality (True Positive Rate), missing 88.03% of actual threats and reducing its overall security effectiveness" (Claude Haiku 4.5, WAF)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Imperva Cloud WAF, from 124 of the 145 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- imperva.com: 71 (its own site)
- cloudflare.com: 53
- g2.com: 47
- geekflare.com: 39
- openappsec.io: 39
- wafplanet.com: 37
- fastly.com: 33
- radware.com: 33
- checkpoint.com: 31
- expertinsights.com: 31

### Pages cited

- https://geekflare.com/guides/best-web-application-firewall: 39
- https://cloudflare.com/products/waf: 34
- https://openappsec.io/post/best-waf-solutions-in-2024-2025-real-world-comparison: 33
- https://expertinsights.com/network-security/the-top-web-application-firewalls: 30
- https://imperva.com/products/web-application-firewall-waf: 29
- https://checkpoint.com/cyber-hub/cloud-security/what-is-web-application-firewall/the-top-5-waf-providers: 28
- https://wafplanet.com/: 26
- https://imperva.com/blog/best-waap-solutions: 23

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Instantly secure applications from the latest threats (https://imperva.com/)
- Price stated: Pricing varies based on customer needs. Contact for a custom quote. (https://imperva.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Start for Free (https://imperva.com/)
- Customers named: Tower, Smallpdf, Quálitas, Banco Popular, Discovery Inc., BSE, SDIS 62

## What it publishes

Every page imperva.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2657 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1714 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 50 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 208 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2018-04-01
- comparison: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 309 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2018-04-01 report or ebook: Threatradar subscription services https://www.imperva.com/resources/resource-library/datasheets/threatradar-subscription-services

## 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.