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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 11 judge labels across 1 category by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/radware-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) | 0% | 14 | 18% | 11 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose Radware when managed security and advanced behavioral/DDoS capabilities are priorities." (Perplexity Sonar, WAF)
- "Best For: Organizations seeking hands-off, AI-focused protection with minimal false positives." (Grok 4.20, WAF)
- "F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF, Radware Cloud WAF, and Imperva are the stronger enterprise options" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, WAF)
- "Choose Radware for hybrid flexibility with managed services and strong DDoS protection." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, WAF)

## And against it

- "What to Avoid for Mid-Sized B2B - Radware / F5 — Strong enterprise products but over-engineered and over-priced" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, WAF)
- "Radware Cloud WAF stands out with a documented bypass vulnerability" (MiniMax M2.5, WAF)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Radware Cloud WAF, from 36 of the 37 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- imperva.com: 20
- radware.com: 20 (its own site)
- g2.com: 18
- cloudflare.com: 15
- wafplanet.com: 15
- openappsec.io: 14
- geekflare.com: 13
- checkpoint.com: 12
- expertinsights.com: 12
- fastly.com: 10

### Pages cited

- https://geekflare.com/guides/best-web-application-firewall: 13
- https://wafplanet.com/: 13
- https://expertinsights.com/network-security/the-top-web-application-firewalls: 12
- https://checkpoint.com/cyber-hub/cloud-security/what-is-web-application-firewall/the-top-5-waf-providers: 11
- https://openappsec.io/post/best-waf-solutions-in-2024-2025-real-world-comparison: 11
- https://cloudflare.com/products/waf: 10
- https://imperva.com/blog/best-waap-solutions: 10
- https://radware.com/cyberpedia/application-security/ai-driven-wafs-for-large-scale-deployments: 10

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: best-in-class cloud WAF and DDoS protection technologies (https://radware.com/)
- For: Protect Applications (https://radware.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Cloud WAF Trial START FREE TRIAL (https://radware.com/)
- Customers named: Distrelec, Davinci, MANIPAL HOSPITAL, Hitachi Systems

## What it publishes

Every page radware.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 866 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 64 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 35 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 29 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.