Compare bot management and WAF providers

Choose a security service around the traffic you need to protect and the work your team can support. A store, a public API and a company login page can need different rules.

These comparisons explain what each provider offers, where Peakhour fits, and what to check before making a change. We link to provider documents so you can check the details.

Bot management

Bot management helps you handle automated traffic such as scraping, credential attacks and checkout abuse. Useful checks include the signals used, support for API clients, rule controls, and the request logs your team can review.

See Peakhour Bot Management for our approach to request signals, policies and bot controls.

Web application firewalls

A web application firewall, or WAF, checks web requests against security rules. Compare how rules are managed, which requests are inspected, how you test a change, and how you investigate a block.

See Peakhour WAF and WAAP for web and API protection.

What to check with your own traffic

Pick a small set of important routes, such as login, search, cart, checkout and your main API. Record the attacks you need to stop, the legitimate clients that must keep working, and the logs your team needs.

Ask each provider to show how those routes are handled. Review normal requests, attack requests, rule changes and false blocks. Check who owns DNS, TLS certificates, rules, support and rollback before changing your traffic path.

Peakhour brings bot signals, WAF policies, rate controls and delivery options together. Our solution comparison explains how those parts work together. Talk to our team to review your current setup and choose a trial with clear success checks.