Cloudflare named a leader in Web Application Firewall Solutions in 2025 Forrester report

Forrester Research has recognized Cloudflare as a Leader in its The Forrester Wave: Web Application Firewall Solutions, Q1 2025 report. This market analysis highlights Cloudflare's unified web application protection platform that innovates and is easy to use. Cloudflare has transformed its WAF into an enterprise-grade Application Security platform with features such as bot mitigation, API security, client-side protection, and DDoS mitigation. The report praises Cloudflare for its integrated solution, advanced threat detection, and seamless user experience. Cloudflare received the highest possible scores in 15 out of 22 criteria, including product security, layer 7 DDoS protection, and management UI. The company's AI-powered WAF offers comprehensive detection mechanisms to identify attacks and vulnerabilities across web and API traffic. Forrester also highlighted Cloudflare's extensive security capabilities, particularly in its API security offerings.

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