How much does AWS WAF cost?

WAF web ACL: $5/month. Each rule: $1/month. Requests: $0.60/1M. A typical setup (1 ACL + 10 rules) handling 100M requests/month costs $5 + $10 + $60 = $75/month.

Are AWS Managed Rule Groups worth the cost?

AWS Managed Rules: $1.50/month per managed rule group (covers 10-30+ rules). The Core Rule Set covers OWASP Top 10 and is worth $1.50/month vs building equivalent rules manually.

How does AWS WAF compare to Cloudflare WAF cost?

Cloudflare WAF is included in Pro ($20/month) and Business ($200/month) plans with unlimited requests. For high-traffic sites (>500M requests/month), Cloudflare is significantly cheaper than AWS WAF.

AWS WAF Request Cost Calculator

Calculate AWS WAF costs: $5/web ACL/month + $1/rule/month + $0.60/1M requests. Estimate protection costs for web applications and APIs.

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$3500

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11.67

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2.9 mo

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